Definition
Abbreviation for 'headquarters'; the main office or center of operations for a military unit, organization, or company.
Etymology
Abbreviated military and administrative shorthand from 'head' and 'quarters' (living space), widely used in 20th-century military and corporate contexts.
Kelly Says
Military abbreviations like 'HDQRS' became so standard that soldiers called them out by letter—'H-D-Q-R-S'—creating a whole different vocabulary for efficiency!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንግሥት ዋና ጣቢያ
men-gis-t wa-na ta-bi-ya
BNবাংলা
প্রধান কার্যালয়
pro-dhon kar-ya-lay
CACatalà
seu central
seu sen-tral
CSČeština
hlavní sídlo
hlav-ni see-dlo
DADansk
hovedkvarter
hoved-kvar-ter
DEDeutsch
Hauptquartier
haupt-kvar-tee-er
ELΕλληνικά
εγκαταστάσεις
eg-ka-ta-sta-se-es
FISuomi
päätöskeskus
paa-toes-kes-kus
GUGU
મુખ્ય કચેરી
mukhya ka-che-ri
HAHA
ofishin shugaban
o-fi-shin shu-ga-ban
HIहिन्दी
मुख्यालय
mukhya-laya
HUMagyar
főhadiszállás
fō-ha-dis-zallás
IDBahasa Indonesia
markas
mar-kas
IGIG
ihe n'ime
ee-he n'ee-me
KKKK
орталық бөлім
orta-lyq bo-lim
KMKM
ការងារចុង
ka-ra-ngar chun
MRMR
मुख्यालय
mukhya-laya
MSBahasa Melayu
markas besar
mar-kas be-sar
NLNederlands
hoofdkantoor
hoofd-kan-toor
NONorsk
hovedkvarter
hoved-kvar-ter
PAPA
ਮੁੱਖ ਦਫ਼ਤਰ
mukkh da-fatar
PLPolski
siedziba
sye-dziba
RORomână
sediul central
se-dee-ul sen-tral
SVSvenska
högkvarter
hohg-kva-r-ter
SWKiswahili
kituo chake
ki-too cha-ke
TAதமிழ்
தலைமை அலுவலகம்
thalai-mai alu-va-ka-gam
TEతెలుగు
నేతృత్వ కార్యాలయం
ne-thri-thva kar-ya-layam
THไทย
สำนักงานใหญ่
sam-nak-ngan yai
TLTL
punong tanggapan
poo-nung tan-ga-po-an
TRTürkçe
karargah
karar-gah
UKУкраїнська
штаб-квартира
shtab-kvar-tyra
URاردو
ہڈ کوارٹر
hadd ku-war-tar
VITiếng Việt
cơ sở chính
co so chinh