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Pontiac

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Pon·ti·ac 1  (pnt-k) 1720?-1769.
Ottawa leader who led a large Native American revolt against the British in the Great Lakes region (1763-1766).
Pon·ti·ac 2  (pnt-k)
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.
Pontiac [ˈpɒntɪˌæk]
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(Biographies / Pontiac (death date: 1769) M, Ottawa Indian, POLITICS: tribal leader) died 1769, chief of the Ottawa Indians, who led a rebellion against the British (1763-66)
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Noun1.Pontiac - famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769)


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