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PONTIAC
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• 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.
Sense 1
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)
Context examples
L. longbeachae is normally found in soil and potting compost and is pathogenic when inhaled, being the causative agent of Pontiac fever.
(Legionella longbeachae, NCI Thesaurus)
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