headquarters B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled head-quarters US /ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹ.tɚz/ UK /ˌhɛdˈkwɔː.təz/ See IPA manual Freq #3171 Meanings 1 noun The main office or centre where an organization is managed. The company moved its headquarters to a new city. 2 noun The place from which a military commander gives orders. The general's headquarters were set up in a large tent. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the main office or centre... central officemain officehome office 2 noun · the place from which a... military headquarters More hq Word family Derived forms subheadquarters Related forms headquarter Common collocations headquarters staff Noun + noun Etymology AI details From head + quarters. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # headquarters **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹ.tɚz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhɛdˈkwɔː.təz/ **Frequency rank:** 3171 ## Meanings 1. The main office or centre where an organization is managed. 2. The place from which a military commander gives orders. ## Examples - The company moved its headquarters to a new city. - The general's headquarters were set up in a large tent. ## Synonyms - hq ## Derived Forms - subheadquarters ## Related Forms - headquarter ## Etymology From head + quarters. ## AI Etymology Headquarters comes from head + quarters. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “The main office or centre where an organization is managed” and “The place from which a military commander gives orders”. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown