Pentagon

See also: pentagon and pentàgon

English

Etymology

From the shape of the building.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

the Pentagon

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

Translations

References

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Pentagon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛntaɡɔn/

Noun

Pentagon n (genitive Pentagons, no plural)

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛntaˈɡoːn/

Noun

Pentagon n

  1. pentagon (a polygon with five sides and five angles)
Synonyms

Japanese

Romanization

Pentagon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ペンタゴン

Romanian

Etymology

Latin pentagonus

Noun

Pentagon n (USA)

  1. Pentagon
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