"Pontiac" meaning in English

See Pontiac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Most places are named after Pontiac, a war chief, whose name is a borrowing of Ottawa Bwandiag. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|otw|Bwandiag}} Ottawa Bwandiag Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pontiac
  1. A municipality in western Quebec, Canada. Categories (place): Municipalities of Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-XNH9phZr
  2. A regional county municipality in Quebec, not to be confused with the municipality above. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Quebec, Canada, Regional county municipalities of Quebec, Canada
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-5ix3R8Un
  3. A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Illinois, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-cQy53-4J Categories (other): County seats of Illinois, USA
  4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States. Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-sBoUR8Nj
  5. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States. Categories (place): Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-L4t1g7FJ
  6. A city, the county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Michigan, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-rtTCDsCe Categories (other): County seats of Michigan, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 9 10 10 33 25 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 8 9 9 22 17 1 0 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 8 9 9 29 21 0 0 3 10
  7. A historical village in Rhode Island, United States, located in both Warwick, Kent County, and Cranston, Providence County. Categories (place): Places in Rhode Island, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-Vg1bW-Jv Categories (other): Former settlements, Automobiles Disambiguation of Automobiles: 3 5 14 15 15 14 19 5 8
  8. A former brand of car by GM (1926–2010). Wikidata QID: Q40990
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-name-en:Q40990 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Pontiac fever

Noun

Forms: Pontiacs [plural]
Etymology: Most places are named after Pontiac, a war chief, whose name is a borrowing of Ottawa Bwandiag. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|otw|Bwandiag}} Ottawa Bwandiag Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pontiac (plural Pontiacs)
  1. A car of this make.
    Sense id: en-Pontiac-en-noun-6uqJexkw Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "She pulled up in a big old Pontiac with a lumpy idle.",
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        "A car of this make."
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    "Pontiac (disambiguation)"
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}

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