Meaning of “the Red Cross” in the English Dictionary

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the Red Crossnoun

uk ​ /ˌred ˈkrɒs/ us ​ /ˌred ˈkrɑːs/

(Definition of “the Red Cross” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Red Crossnoun [ U ]

us ​ /ˈred ˈkrɔs/

› a group belonging to an international organization that takes care of people suffering because of war, storms, or other events:

There are 185 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in the world.

(Definition of “Red Cross” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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