pentagon

pentagon

pen·ta·gon

 (pĕn′tə-gŏn′)

n.

1. A polygon with five sides and five angles.

2. Pentagon A five-sided building near Washington DC, containing the US Department of Defense and the offices of the US Armed Forces. Used with the.

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[Late Latin pentagōnium, from Greek pentagōnon, from neuter of pentagōnos, pentagonal : penta-, penta- + -gōnos, angled; see -gon.]

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pen·tag′o·nal (pĕn-tăg′ə-nəl) adj.

pen·tag′o·nal·ly adv.

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pentagon

(ˈpɛntəˌɡɒn)

n

(Mathematics) a polygon having five sides

pentagonal adj

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Pentagon

(ˈpɛntəˌɡɒn)

n

1. (Placename) the five-sided building in Arlington, Virginia, that houses the headquarters of the US Department of Defense

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the military leadership of the US

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pen•ta•gon

(ˈpɛn təˌgɒn)

n.

1. a polygon having five angles and five sides.

2. the Pentagon,

a. a building in Arlington, Va., built in the form of a pentagon and containing most of the offices of the U.S. Department of Defense.

b. the U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. military establishment.

[1560–70; < Late Latin pentagōnum < Greek pentágōnon, n. use of neuter of pentágōnos five-angled. See penta-, -gon]

pen•tag′o•nal (-ˈtæg ə nl) adj.

pen•tag′o•nal•ly, adv.

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pentagon

pen·ta·gon

(pĕn′tə-gŏn′)

A polygon having five sides.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pentagon - a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
	2.	Pentagon - the United States military establishment armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" bureaucracy, bureaucratism - nonelective government officials
	3.	pentagon - a five-sided polygon polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides

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Translations

مُخَمَّس، شَكْل خُماسي

pětiúhelník

femkantpentagon

FünfeckPentagon

pentágono

pentagoniviisikulmio

pentagone

מחומש

ötszög

fimmhyrningur

pentagono

五角形

penkiakampis

piecstūris

vijfhoek

femkantpentagon

pięciokąt

pentágono

Пентагонпятиугольникпяти́угольник

päťuholník

pentagon

beşgen

五边形

pentagon

[ˈpentəgən] N → pentágono m
the Pentagon (Washington) → el Pentágono

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Pentagon

[ˈpɛntəgɒn]

n
the Pentagon → le Pentagone

modif [spokesman, official] → du Pentagone

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pentagon

[ˈpɛntəgɒn] n → pentagone m

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pentagon

n → Fünfeck nt, → Pentagon nt; the Pentagon → das Pentagon

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Pentagon

[ˈpɛntəgən] n (Am) (Pol) the Pentagon → il Pentagono

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pentagon

[ˈpɛntəgən] n → pentagono

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pentagon

(ˈpentəgən) , ((American) -gon) noun

a 5-sided geometrical figure. vyfhoek مُخَمَّس، شَكْل خُماسي петоъгълник pentágono pětiúhelník das Fünfeck femkant; pentagon πεντάγωνο pentágono viisnurk پنج ضلعی viisikulmio pentagoneמחומש पंचभुजी Ministarstvo oružanih snaga SAD, peterokut ötszög segi lima fimmhyrningur pentagono ５角形 5각형 penkiakampis piecstūris pentagon vijfhoekfemkant, pentagonpięciokąt, pięciobok هغه جسم چې پنځه خواوې لري، مخمس، پنځه اړخيز pentágono pentagon пятиугольник päťuholník peterokotnik petougaonik femhörning, pentagon รูปห้าเหลี่ยม beşgen 五邊形 п'ятикутник پنج رخي شکل hình ngũ giác 五边形

penˈtagonal (-ˈtӕ-) adjective

vyfhoekig خُماسي الشَّكْل петоъгълен pentagonal pětiúhelníkový fünfeckig femkantet πενταγωνικόςpentagonal viisnurkne پنج ضلعی viisikulmainen pentagonalמחומש पंचभुजीय peterokutni ötszögű bersegi lima fimmhyrndur pentagonale ５角形の 5각형의 penkiakampis piecstūru- berbentuk pentagon vijfhoekigfemkantet pięciokątny, pięcioboczny پنځه اړخيز pentagonal pentagonal пятиугольный päťuholníkový peterokoten petougaoni femhörnig, femsidig เกี่ยวกับรูปห้าเหลี่ยม beş köşeli 五邊形的 п'ятикутний پنج رخي شکل کا có năm cạnh 五边形的

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