PENTAGON


Meaning of PENTAGON in English

■ noun

1》 a plane figure with five straight sides and five angles.

2》 ( the Pentagon ) the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, near Washington DC.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk pentagōnon , neut. (used asnoun) of pentagōnos 'five-angled'.

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