/ Dictionary / Index P Pontiac: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pon•ti•ac Pronunciation: (pon'tē-ak"), [key] — n. c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64. a city in SE Michigan. 76,715. a town in central Illinois. 11,227. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pontiac (Thesaurus) Pontefract Pontian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language