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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDivision-headquarters
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən ˈhɛdˌkwɔːr.tərz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The principal command and administrative post of a military division.
"The general directed the operation from the division-headquarters behind the front lines." - 2
The main administrative office governing a major subdivision of a large organization or corporation.
"The regional expansion will be coordinated directly through the corporate division-headquarters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the military term 'division', originating from Latin 'divisio' (a dividing), combined with 'headquarters', a compound of 'head' (from Old English 'hēafod') and 'quarters' (from Old French 'quartier'). Originally emerging in 19th-century military administration, it evolved to designate the principal administrative and command center of a military division.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Division-headquarters" is said worldwide
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quartier général de division
Transliteration: kar.tje ʒe.ne.ʁal də di.vi.zjɔ̃
"Le commandant a visité le quartier général de division ce matin."
Divisionsgefechtsstand
Transliteration: diˈviːzɪ̯onsɡəˈfɛçtstant
"Der Divisionsgefechtsstand befindet sich in einem gesicherten Gebäude."
quartier generale di divisione
Transliteration: kwarˈtjer dʒeneˈrale di diviˈzjone
"Gli ordini sono partiti direttamente dal quartier generale di divisione."
cuartel general de división
Transliteration: kwarˈtel xe.neˈɾal de di.βiˈsjon
"El general estableció su cuartel general de división cerca de la frontera."
quartel-general da divisão
Transliteration: kwaʁˈtɛw ʒe.neˈʁaw da di.viˈzãw
"O comandante convocou uma reunião no quartel-general da divisão."
डिवीजन मुख्यालय
Transliteration: division mukhyalay
"सैन्य अधिकारियों ने डिवीजन मुख्यालय में बैठक की।"
师部
Transliteration: shī bù
"命令已经下达到各个师部。"
사령부
Transliteration: saryeongbu
"사령부는 작전 계획을 검토 중이다."
師団司令部
Transliteration: shidan shireibu
"師団司令部から新たな指令が発令された。"
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