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PONTIAC

Pronunciation (US):

• PONTIAC (noun)
The noun PONTIAC has 1 sense:

1. famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769)

Familiarity information: PONTIAC used as a noun is very rare.

• PONTIAC (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Shawnee (a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river)

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