Pentagon

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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 (Canada):(file)

Proper noun

the Pentagon

  1. The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
  2. (metonymically) The United States Department of Defense.
    Synonym: Pentagram (slang)
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German

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English Pentagon.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pentagon n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pentagons)

  1. the headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense.
Declension
Declension of Pentagon
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Pentagon
genitive eines des Pentagons
dative einem dem Pentagon
accusative ein das Pentagon

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Pentagon n (strong, genitive Pentagon, plural Pentagone)

  1. pentagon (a polygon with five sides and five angles)
    Synonym: Fünfeck
Declension
Declension of Pentagon
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Pentagon die Pentagone
genitive eines des Pentagon der Pentagone
dative einem dem Pentagon den Pentagonen
accusative ein das Pentagon die Pentagone

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Japanese

Romanization

Pentagon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ペンタゴン

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Pentagon.

Noun

Pentagon n (USA)

  1. Pentagon
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