About The Word Red cross
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Red cross
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What's The Definition Of Red cross?
[n] an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime
Synonyms | Synonyms for Red cross: Related Terms | Find terms related to Red cross: See Also | organisation | organization Red cross In Webster's Dictionary \Red Cross\
1. The crusaders or the cause they represented.
2. A hospital or ambulance service established as a result
of, though not provided for by, the Geneva convention of
1864; any of the national societies for alleviating the
sufferings of the sick and wounded war, also giving aid
and relief during great calamities; also, a member or
worker of such a society; -- so called from the badge of
neutrality; the Geneva cross.
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