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Meaning of Pentagon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɛn.təˌɡɑn

Definitions

  1. The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
  2. A polygon with five sides and five angles.
  3. The United States Department of Defense.
    metonymically
  4. A fort with five bastions.

Equivalents

Afrikaans pentagoon vyfhoek
العربية بَنْتَاغُون خُمَاسِيّ أَضْلَاع مخمس وزارة الدفاع الأمريكية
བོད་སྐད གཞོགས་ལྡ
Bosanski peterokut петерокут
Català pentàgon
Čeština pětiúhelník
Cymraeg pumongl
Dansk femkant
Deutsch Fünfeck Fünfring Pentagon
Ελληνικά πεντάγωνο
Esperanto kvinangulo kvinlatero
Español pentágono
Eesti pentagoon viisnurk
Suomi pentagoni viisikulmio
Français pentagone
Gàidhlig còig-cheàrnach
Galego pentágono
עברית מחומש
हिन्दी पंचकोण पंचकोन
Hrvatski peterokut петерокут
Magyar ötszög
Հայերեն հնգանկյուն պենտագոն
Italiano pentagono
日本語 ペンタゴン 五稜堡 五角形
ქართული პენტაგონი ხუთკუთხედი
Қазақша бесбұрыш
ខ្មែរ បញ្ចកោណ
한국어 오각형 펜타곤
Lëtzebuergesch Fënnefeck
Македонски пентагон петаголник
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပဉ္စဂံ
Nederlands Pentagon vijfhoek
Polski pentagon pięciokąt
Português pentágono
Русский Пентагон пятиугольник
Српски peterokut петерокут
Svenska femkant pentagon
தமிழ் ஐங்கோணம்
ไทย ห้าเหลี่ยม
Tagalog limsiha
Türkçe beşgen
Українська п'ятику́тник пентагон
Tiếng Việt Lầu Năm Góc ngũ giác Ngũ Giác Đài

Examples

“Imagine a vast sheet of paper on which straight Lines, Triangles, Squares, Pentagons, Hexagons, and other figures, instead of remaining fixed in their places, move freely about, […]”
“The Vietnamese people inspired youth of all nationalities […] by demonstrating that the determination of a people to fight for their sovereignty and right to self-determination was an unconquerable force, even in the face of Pentagon might.”
“Asked by CNN what measures DHS was taking after the Pentagon leaks, Mayorkas said the department issued a reminder to employees and that he had directed a review.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Pentagonal pentagonal hexecontahedron pentagonal icositetrahedron pentagonal prism Pentagonally Pentagonese

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