Pontiac

[ pon-tee-ak ]

/ ˈpɒn tiˌæk /

c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.

a city in SE Michigan.

a town in central Illinois.

Example sentences from the Web for pontiac

The same is true for Dodge and Kia, Lincoln and Toyota, and Pontiac and Hyundai.

Super PACs and Saturation Advertising |Michael Tomasky |May 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
We meet Joe when he is a teenager in Pontiac County, Quebec, in the early 1900s.

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Before he sang with Sheryl Crow, Rock drove a Pontiac Firebird in a music video.

Gwyneth Paltrow and the Rise of the Country Carpetbagger |Bryan Curtis |January 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
In 1988, a beloved Glendale local, Gov. Evan Mecham, was impeached for secretly lending campaign funds to his Pontiac dealership.

The Woman Immigrants Fear |Terry Greene Sterling |June 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Gardner was cited on that freeway for speeding in a gold Pontiac last June.

A Predator Among Us? |Caitlin Rother |March 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The young men of his tribe felt sure of success when they followed Pontiac to battle.

Four American Indians |Edson L. Whitney
There were no Attilas now to stand in the way,--only a Philip or a Pontiac.

American Political Ideas Viewed From The Standpoint Of Universal History |John Fiske
In the north the confederated tribes under Pontiac continued to war on their own account until 1765.

Myths of the Cherokee |James Mooney
The gates was opened when Pontiac arrived, and he and his warriors entered.

True to the Old Flag |G. A. Henty
To-morrow, she said, Pontiac will come to the fort with sixty of his chiefs.

The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada |Francis Parkman

Pontiac

/ (ˈpɒntɪˌæk) /

died 1769, chief of the Ottawa Indians, who led a rebellion against the British (1763–66)