A military training area is sometimes referred to as a "polygon" by speakers from Central and Eastern Europe when using English. This usage stems from a false friend of the word "polygon" in languages such as Polish, Ukrainian, and Russian, where it denotes a testing or training ground. The term likely derives from the French polygone and German Polygon, which acquired military connotations in the 19th and 20th centuries referring to Polygonal fort.
Semipalatinsk Test Site, a nuclear test site near Semey, Kazakhstan is also known as "The Polygon"
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