headquarters
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- Regno Unito//ˌhɛdˈk(w)ɔː.təz//
- Stati Uniti//ˈhɛdˌk(w)ɔɹ.tɚz//
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
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The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
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The center of an organization's operations or administration.
As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.
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A place of concentrated activity or influence.
The head-quarters of the rebellion in the East were at a little town called Hui-lung.
Etimologia
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English quarters English headquarters From head + quarters.
verbo
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Anche una forma di headquarterthird-person singular simple present indicative of headquarter
headquarters · The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
heads · A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind…heads-up · A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a…heal · To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.