the red cross

Definition of the red cross in English English dictionary
Red Cross: the symbol of this organization
Red Cross: an international humanitarian organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless in wartime
Red Cross: international relief organization which provides medical aid and materials to war victims or victims of natural disasters
Red Cross: The Red Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering, for example as a result of war, floods, or disease. the Red Cross an international organization that helps people who are suffering as a result of war, floods, disease etc. officially International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent formerly International Red Cross Humanitarian agency with national affiliates worldwide. Established for the care of victims of battle, it now aids in the general prevention and relief of human suffering. It arose out of the work of Jean-Henri Dunant, who proposed the formation of voluntary relief societies in all countries, the first of which came into being in 1864. The name Red Crescent, adopted in 1906 at the insistence of the Ottoman Empire, is used in Muslim countries. In peacetime, the Red Cross aids victims of natural disasters, maintains blood banks, and provides supplementary health care services. In wartime, it serves as an intermediary between belligerents and visits prisoner-of-war camps to provide relief supplies, deliver mail, and transmit information between prisoners and their relatives. Its operating principles are humanity, impartiality, and neutrality. Its headquarters are in Geneva. Individual national organizations run community programs and coordinate natural-disaster relief efforts. The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881 and first chartered by Congress in 1900; it runs the world's largest blood-donor service. In 1901 Dunant received the first Nobel Prize for Peace; the Red Cross itself received the prize in 1917, 1944, and 1963
red cross: 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
red cross: an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime
red cross: The crusaders or the cause they represented

the red cross

Hyphenation

the Red Cross

Turkish pronunciation

dhi red krôs

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈred ˈkrôs/ /ðiː ˈrɛd ˈkrɔːs/

Etymology

[ before consonants usually ] (definite article.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English thE, masc. demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article; more at THAT.