Pontiac

(päntē ak′)

1720?-69; Ottawa Indian chief

city in SE Mich., north of Detroit: pop. 66,000

Origin: after Pontiac

See Pontiac in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Ottawa leader who led a large Native American revolt against the British in the Great Lakes region (1763-1766).

A city of southeast Michigan northwest of Detroit. Its carriage-making industry of the 1880s was replaced by automobile manufacturing in the early 20th century. Population: 67,100.

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