Red Crescent
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Red Crescent — ► NOUN ▪ a national branch in Muslim countries of the International Movement of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent … English terms dictionary
Red Crescent — n. a Muslim organization equivalent to the Red Cross: its symbol is a red crescent … English World dictionary
Red Crescent — n the Red Crescent an organization in Muslim countries that helps people who are suffering as a result of war, floods, disease etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
red crescent — adjective Usage: usually capitalized R&C : of or relating to the Muslim equivalent of the International Red Cross * * * noun the Red Crescent : an organization in Islamic countries that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural… … Useful english dictionary
Red Crescent — /rɛd ˈkrɛzənt/ (say red krezuhnt) noun a humanitarian organisation in a Muslim country, performing similar functions to the Red Cross; such societies now incorporated into the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement …
Red Crescent — equivalent of the Red Cross in the Moslem world (symbolized by a red crescent on a white field) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Red Crescent — noun a national branch in Muslim countries of the International Movement of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent … English new terms dictionary
Red Crescent — N PROPER: the N The Red Crescent is an organization in Muslim countries that helps people who are suffering, for example as a result of war, floods, or disease … English dictionary
Red Crescent, the — noun a medical organization that helps people in Muslim countries who have been affected by war, floods, etc … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Red Crescent — Red′ Cres′cent n. an organization functioning as the Red Cross in Muslim countries … From formal English to slang
Red Cross and Red Crescent — ▪ charitable organization in full International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent , formerly (until 1986) International Red Cross humanitarian agency with national affiliates in almost every country in the world. The Red Cross… … Universalium
