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Pronunciation / Transliteration: honsha
"会社の本社は東京にあります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The main office or center of control of an organization, company, or military operation.
"The multinational corporation announced plans to move its global headquarters to a new city." - 2
The chief executive officers and management staff working at the central administrative location.
"Headquarters approved the regional expansion budget yesterday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from military terminology combining 'head' (from Old English 'hēafod') and 'quarter' (from Latin 'quartarius'). Originally denoting the main camp or quarters of a commanding general, the term broadened in the 19th century to describe the primary administrative center of any organization or corporate entity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Headquarters" is said worldwide
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siège social
Transliteration: siɛʒ so.sjal
"Le siège social de l'entreprise est situé à Paris."
Hauptsitz
Transliteration: ˈhaʊptˌzɪt͡s
"Der Hauptsitz des Unternehmens befindet sich in Frankfurt."
sede centrale
Transliteration: ˈsɛ.de tʃenˈtra.le
"La sede centrale della banca si trova a Milano."
sede central
Transliteration: ˈse.ðe senˈtral
"La sede central de la compañía está en Madrid."
sede
Transliteration: ˈsɛ.dʒi
"A sede da empresa fica em São Paulo."
मुख्यालय
Transliteration: mukhyalay
"कंपनी का मुख्यालय नई दिल्ली में है।"
总部
Transliteration: zǒngbù
"这家公司的总部设在上海。"
본사
Transliteration: bonsa
"그 회사의 본사는 서울에 있습니다."
本社
Transliteration: honsha
"会社の本社は東京にあります。"
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