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pentagon
noun
the Pentagon Papers
9/11
noun
the New York Times
September 11
Definition of
pentagon noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
pentagon
noun
ˈpentəɡən
ˈpentəɡɑːn
1
[
countable
]
(
geometry
)
a flat shape with five straight sides and five angles
2
the Pentagon
[
singular
]
the building near Washington DC that is the
headquarters
of the US Department of Defense and the military leaders
a spokesman for the Pentagon