Pontiac
English
Etymology
Most places are named after Pontiac, a war chief, whose name is a borrowing of Ottawa Bwandiag.
Proper noun
Pontiac
- A municipality in western Quebec, Canada.
- A regional county municipality in Quebec, not to be confused with the municipality above.
- A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States.
- A historical village in Rhode Island, United States, located in both Warwick, Kent County, and Cranston, Providence County.
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1965 Pontiac Laurentian Convertible
Derived terms
Noun
Pontiac (plural Pontiacs)
- a brand of automobile produced and sold by General Motors between 1926 and 2010.
French
Etymology
Both the name of the regional county municipality as well as the name of the regular municipality derive from English Pontiac, rendered in turn from the name of the Ottawa leader Obwandiyag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ̃.tjak/
- Hyphenation: Pon‧tiac
- Rhymes: -ak
Proper noun
Pontiac m
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