Pentagon

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See also: pentagon and pentàgon

English

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Etymology

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From the shape of the building.

Pronunciation

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  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɛntəɡɑn/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛntəɡən/
  • Hyphenation: Pen‧ta‧gon
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Proper noun

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the Pentagon

  1. The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
  2. (metonymically) The United States Department of Defense.
    Synonym: Pentagram (slang)
    • 2006 August 24, Leslie Feinberg, “Many histories converged at Stonewall”, in Workers World[1]:
      The Vietnamese people inspired youth of all nationalities [] by demonstrating that the determination of a people to fight for their sovereignty and right to self-determination was an unconquerable force, even in the face of Pentagon might.

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German

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Etymology 1

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Borrowed from English Pentagon.

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Proper noun

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Pentagon n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pentagons)

  1. the headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense.
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Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek πεντάγωνος (pentágōnos, five-angled).

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Noun

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Pentagon n (strong, genitive Pentagon, plural Pentagone)

  1. pentagon (a polygon with five sides and five angles)
    Synonym: Fünfeck
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Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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Pentagon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ペンタゴン

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Pentagon.

Noun

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Pentagon n (USA)

  1. Pentagon