Pontiac

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proper noun

A municipality in western Quebec, Canada.

OriginOttawa Bwandiag →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

nounPontiac (plural Pontiacs)

plural Pontiacs

  1. A car of this make.

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

Origin

  1. OttawaBwandiag
  2. EnglishPontiac

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

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Cite this entry
APA

Pontiac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontiac

MLA

“Pontiac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontiac. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pontiac,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontiac.

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