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headquarter
[ hed-kwawr-ter, -kwaw- ]
/ ˈhɛdˌkwɔr tər, -ˌkwɔ- /
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verb (used with object)
to situate in headquarters.
verb (used without object)
to establish one's headquarters.
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Origin of headquarter
Back formation from headquarters
Words nearby headquarter
head over heels, headphone, headphones, headpiece, headpin, headquarter, headquarters, headrace, headrail, headreach, head register
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British Dictionary definitions for headquarter
headquarter
/ (ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə) /
verb
informal, mainly US to place in or establish as headquarters
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