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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.
[Late Latin pentagōnium, from Greek pentagōnon, from neuter of pentagōnos, pentagonal : penta-, penta- + -gōnos, angled; see -gon.]
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
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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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
pentagoniviisikulmio
ötszög
fimmhyrningur
五角形
penkiakampis
piecstūris
päťuholník
pentagon
beşgen
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Pentagon
[ˈpɛntəgɒn] n
the Pentagon → le Pentagone
the Pentagon → le Pentagone
modif [spokesman, official] → du Pentagone
pentagon
[ˈpɛntəgɒn] n → pentagone mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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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 pentagone מחומש पंचभुजी Ministarstvo oružanih snaga SAD, peterokut ötszög segi lima fimmhyrningur pentagono 5角形 5각형 penkiakampis piecstūris pentagon vijfhoek femkant, pentagon pięciokąt, 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 πενταγωνικός pentagonal viisnurkne پنج ضلعی viisikulmainen pentagonal מחומש पंचभुजीय peterokutni ötszögű bersegi lima fimmhyrndur pentagonale 5角形の 5각형의 penkiakampis piecstūru- berbentuk pentagon vijfhoekig femkantet 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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