Pentagon

/ˈpɛntəgɑn/
/ˈpɛntəgɒn/
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Other forms: Pentagons

Definitions of Pentagon
  1. noun
    a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
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    example of:
    government building
    a building that houses a branch of government
  2. noun
    the United States military establishment
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    type of:
    bureaucracy, bureaucratism
    nonelective government officials
Pronunciation
US
/ˈpɛntəgɑn/
UK
/ˈpɛntəgɒn/
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