No. 2,730 in Dutch
pentagon
A five-sided polygon.
In a sentence
Het pentagon is een vijfhoekige vorm met gelijke zijden.
The pentagon is a five-sided shape with equal sides.
Here, 'pentagon' is used in a geometric context, referring to a five-sided shape.
Het Pentagon in Washington D.C. is het hoofdkwartier van het Amerikaanse Ministerie van Defensie.
The Pentagon in Washington D.C. is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
In this case, 'Pentagon' is a proper noun, denoting the building that serves as the defense headquarters.
Tijdens de les wiskunde onderzochten we hoe je een pentagon kunt tekenen.
During the math class, we examined how to draw a pentagon.
The term 'pentagon' is utilized in an educational context, describing the process of constructing a geometric shape.
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