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Pontiac

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A municipality in western Quebec, Canada.
  2. 2
    A regional county municipality in Quebec, not to be confused with the municipality above.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Illinois, United States.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
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  1. 6
    A city, the county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States.
  2. 7
    A historical village in Rhode Island, United States, located in both Warwick, Kent County, and Cranston, Providence County.
  3. 8
    A former brand of car by GM (1926–2010).

    "Pontiac was still offering a 455 V-8 as late as 1976."

Noun
  1. 1
    A car of this make.

    "She pulled up in a big old Pontiac with a lumpy idle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Most places are named after Pontiac, a war chief, whose name is a borrowing of Ottawa Bwandiag.

Etymology 2

Most places are named after Pontiac, a war chief, whose name is a borrowing of Ottawa Bwandiag.

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