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Pontiac en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A car of this make.
    • She pulled up in a big old Pontiac with a lumpy idle.

Forms

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Coordinates

Caddy · Chevrolet · Cadillac · Chevy · Buick · Olds · Oldsmobile · Saturn

Hypernyms

car · automobile · vehicle · auto

Pontiac en · PROPN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A municipality in western Quebec, Canada.
  2. A regional county municipality in Quebec, not to be confused with the municipality above.
  3. A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Illinois, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States.
  7. A historical village in Rhode Island, United States, located in both Warwick, Kent County, and Cranston, Providence County.
  8. A former brand of car by GM (1926–2010).
    • Pontiac was still offering a 455 V-8 as late as 1976.

Coordinates

Saturn · Olds · Cadillac · Chevy · Chevrolet · Buick · Oldsmobile

Deriveds

Pontiac fever

wikidata: Q40990