headquarters en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɛdˈk(w)ɔː.təz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɛdˌk(w)ɔɹ.tɚz/ (US)
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Etymology
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 Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *kʷtwr̥to- Proto-Italic *kʷeturtos Latin quārtus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin quārtārius Anglo-Norman quarterbor. Middle English quarter English quarters English headquarters From head + quarters.
Meanings
- 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.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion: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.
2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business:
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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.
[1888 [1887 March 1], “The Great Mahomedan Rebellion in Yunnan”, in The China Review, volume XVI, →OCLC, page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| headquarters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
general headquarters · subheadquarters
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
head office · h.q. · HQ
Translations (199)
ka ცენტრი (center of organisation's activity) · ka შტაბი (center of organisation's activity) · fr quartier général (military installation) · sl poveljstvo (military installation) · ka მთავარი სამმართველო (military installation) · ckb بارەگا (center of organisation's activity) · ml ആസ്ഥാനം (center of organisation's activity) · cmn 指揮部 /指挥部 (military installation) · el κέντρο (place) · da hovedkvarter (military installation) · af hoofkantoor (center of organisation's activity) · pl centrala (center of organisation's activity) · mi papataunga (military installation) · ca prefectura (center of organisation's activity) · be штаб-кватэ́ра (military installation) · eo sidejo (center of organisation's activity) · sh zapovedništvo (military installation) · ga ardoifig (center of organisation's activity) · ja 本部 (center of organisation's activity) · ca seu (center of organisation's activity) · th บ.ก. (military installation) · hi मुख्यालय (military installation) · fi pääesikunta (military installation) · es sede central (center of organisation's activity) · ru штаб-кварти́ра (center of organisation's activity) · fa-ira سِتاد (center of organisation's activity) · ug باش شتاب (military installation) · mk центра́ла (military installation) · uk штаб (military installation) · ko 본부 (center of organisation's activity) · ru штаб (military installation) · nb hovedkvarter (center of organisation's activity) · my ဌာနချုပ် (center of organisation's activity) · et staap (military installation) · sh zapovjedníštvo (military installation) · ur مَرْکَزی دَفْتَر (military installation) · cs velitelství (military installation) · es cuarteles generales (military installation) · ko 본사 (center of organisation's activity) · mk штаб (military installation) · tl punong himpilan (military installation) · pl siedziba (center of organisation's activity) · crh ştab (military installation) · sq shtab (military installation) · ga príomhlongfort (military installation) · eu buzagitza (center of organisation's activity) · eu buruzagitza (center of organisation's activity) · ka შტაბ-ბინა (center of organisation's activity) · sk veliteľstvo (military installation) · th สำนักงานใหญ่ (center of organisation's activity) · pt sede (center of organisation's activity) · tl punong himpilan (center of organisation's activity) · nn hovudkontor (center of organisation's activity) · sh заповедни́штво (military installation) · bg щабкварти́ра (military installation) · ru центр (center of organisation's activity) · he מִפְקָדָה (military installation) · sv högkvarter (military installation) · ca central (center of organisation's activity) · gl sede (center of organisation's activity) · la praetōrium (military installation) · nl hoofdkwartier (center of organisation's activity) · tg қароргоҳи штаб (military installation) · it quartier generale (military installation) · fi keskuspaikka (place) · tk ştab-kwartira (military installation) · cmn 總部 /总部 (center of organisation's activity) · tl punong tanggapan (military installation) · id markas besar (military installation) · kmr biryargeh (military installation) · th กองบัญชาการ (military installation) · az qərargah (military installation) · nb hovedkvarter (military installation) · eu bulego (center of organisation's activity) · ar الْقِيَادَة الْعَامَّة (military installation) · he מטכ׳ל (center of organisation's activity) · ps هېډکوارټر (military installation) · es sede (center of organisation's activity) · sh štȃb (military installation) · sl štab (military installation) · gl xefatura (center of organisation's activity) · ky штаб (military installation) · kk бас кеңсе (center of organisation's activity) · bg центра́ла (military installation) · hu parancsnokság (military installation) · pl kwatera (center of organisation's activity) · ro sediu (center of organisation's activity) · lo ກອງບັນຊາການ (military installation) · de Präsidium (center of organisation's activity) · kk бас кеңсе (military installation) · eu kuartel nagusi (military installation) · fi päämaja (military installation) · lv štābs (military installation) · kk штаб (center of organisation's activity) · hy շտաբակայան (military installation) · vi tổng hành dinh (military installation) · gl sede central (center of organisation's activity) · ky штаб-квартира (military installation) · lt štabas (military installation) · nn hovudkvarter (military installation) · eu egoitza (center of organisation's activity) · ckb بارەگا (military installation) · sl sedež (military installation) · gl cuartel xeneral (military installation) · uk штаб-кварти́ра (military installation) · ja 本社 (center of organisation's activity) · lv komisariāts (military installation) · cs štáb (military installation) · fa-ira قَرارْگاه (military installation) · de Zentrale (center of organisation's activity) · nn hovudkvarter (center of organisation's activity) · nv atʼoh (center of organisation's activity) · cs centrála (center of organisation's activity) · tl punong tanggapan (center of organisation's activity) · es jefatura (center of organisation's activity) · ur صَدْر دَفْتَر (military installation) · ka სათაო ოფისი (center of organisation's activity) · pt quartel-general (military installation) · be штаб (military installation) · fr siège (center of organisation's activity) · bg център (place) · fa-ira قَرارْگاهِ مَرْکَزی (military installation) · nb hovedkontor (center of organisation's activity) · da hovedkvarter (center of organisation's activity) · hi मुख्यालय (center of organisation's activity) · sh заповједни́штво (military installation) · pl sztab (military installation) · id kantor pusat (center of organisation's activity) · km ការិយាល័យកណ្ដាល (center of organisation's activity) · bg щаб (military installation) · hu főhadiszállás (military installation) · tk ştab (military installation) · eu zentrala (center of organisation's activity) · sv högkvarter (center of organisation's activity) · kmr qerargeh (military installation) · ms ibu pejabat (center of organisation's activity) · fr siège social (center of organisation's activity) · kk штаб (military installation) · sh шта̑б (military installation) · fa-ira سِتاد (military installation) · eo stabejo (military installation) · fi keskustoimisto (center of organisation's activity) · ka შტაბ-ბინა (military installation) · uz shtab (military installation) · sk štáb (military installation) · bg це́нтър (center of organisation's activity) · cmn 大本營 /大本营 (military installation) · ko 사령부 (military installation) · sv huvudkvarter (center of organisation's activity) · el επιτελείο (military installation) · ru головно́й о́фис (center of organisation's activity) · uz qarorgoh (military installation) · ka შტაბი (military installation) · el αρχηγείο (military installation) · et peakorter (military installation) · ur ہیڈ کُوارْٹَر (military installation) · km ទីបញ្ជាការ (military installation) · uz shtab qarorgohi (military installation) · af hoofkwartier (center of organisation's activity) · es cuartel general (military installation) · io sideyo (center of organisation's activity) · vi trung tâm (place) · it sede centrale (center of organisation's activity) · cmn 司令部 (military installation) · ro cartier general (military installation) · nl hoofdkantoor (center of organisation's activity) · mi papataunga (center of organisation's activity) · fi pääkonttori (center of organisation's activity) · vi trụ sở (center of organisation's activity) · ru гла́вный о́фис (center of organisation's activity) · tg ситод (military installation) · nl hoofdkwartier (military installation) · ur قَرار گاہ (military installation) · tr karargâh (military installation) · pt matriz (center of organisation's activity) · hy շտաբ (military installation) · is höfuðstöðvar (military installation) · ca quarter general (military installation) · ka მთავარი სამმართველო (center of organisation's activity) · ca seu central (center of organisation's activity) · uz shtab-kvartira (military installation) · ga ceanncheathrú (military installation) · tg штаб (military installation) · ar مَقَرّ (center of organisation's activity) · de Hauptquartier (military installation) · ga príomhoifig (center of organisation's activity) · tg қароргоҳ (military installation) · ja 司令部 (military installation) · el έδρα (center of organisation's activity) · ro centrală (center of organisation's activity) · pam pun tanggapan (center of organisation's activity) · kk штаб-пәтер (military installation) · hy գլխամաս (center of organisation's activity) · ru гла́вное управле́ние (center of organisation's activity) · gv ard-oik (center of organisation's activity) · ru штаб-кварти́ра (military installation) · kk бас штаб (military installation) · ps قرارګاه (military installation) · af hoofkwartier (military installation)