sede
seat, headquarters
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Something's home base, where it sits
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linguistic
sedentary
seated / sitting
Sede means seat or headquarters, as in the seat of a company or government. It's related to the English word sedentary0, since a sede is the place where an organization "sits."
sede
headquarters (of a company)
The seat of a company or organization is its headquarters, the main office where it is based.
La sede de la empresa está en MadridThe company's headquarters is in Madrid
Visitamos la sede central del bancoWe visited the bank's main headquarters
seat (of government or an institution)
The place where power or authority "sits" is its seat, like the seat of government.
Washington es la sede del gobierno estadounidenseWashington is the seat of the U.S. government
El palacio fue durante siglos la sede del poder realThe palace was the seat of royal power for centuries
venue, host (of an event)
The place where an event is seated, or "hosted," is its venue.
El estadio será la sede de la finalThe stadium will be the venue for the final
México fue la sede del Mundial en 1986Mexico was the host of the World Cup in 1986
see (religious)
A bishop's seat of authority is his see, as in la Santa Sede, the Holy See.
La Santa Sede emitió un comunicado oficialThe Holy See issued an official statement
El obispo trasladó su sede a la nueva catedralThe bishop moved his see to the new cathedral