Pontiac

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Pontiac

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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.
A former brand of car by GM (1926–2010). Pontiac was still offering a 455 V-8 as late as 1976.

noun Pontiacs

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: buick, litchfield, mansfield, repentigny, cadillac, matagami, ogden, gagnon, mansfield-et-pontefract, frontenac, gatineau, jonquière, gaspé, lawrenceville, magog, quebec

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"Pontiac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pontiac. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Pontiac. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pontiac

Chicago

"Pontiac." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pontiac.

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@misc{pontiac_2026,
  title = {Pontiac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pontiac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}