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feminine

/ˈsede/

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Translation

headquarters, venue, seat

Word origin

From Latin sedes ('seat, abode'), from sedere ('to sit').

Origin
Latin
Root
sedes
English cognates
see, sedentary

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralsedes

Examples

Madrid.

The company's headquarters is in Madrid.

.

This city will be the venue for the next games.

.

We visited the bank's head office.

congreso .

The conference will be held at a hotel in the centre.

¿ ?

Where is the party's headquarters?

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