American Red Cross

Red Cross

1. Abbr. RC

a. An international organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless in wartime, according to the terms of the Geneva Convention of 1864, and now also during and following natural disasters.

b. A national branch of this organization.

2. The emblem of this organization, a Geneva cross or a red Greek cross on a white background.

Red Cross

1. (Medicine) an international humanitarian organization (Red Cross Society) formally established by the Geneva Convention of 1864. It was originally limited to providing medical care for war casualties, but its services now include liaison between prisoners of war and their families, relief to victims of natural disasters, etc.

2. (Medicine) any national branch of this organization

3. (Medicine) the emblem of this organization, consisting of a red cross on a white background

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Noun

Red Cross - an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime

NGO, nongovernmental organization - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government

Translations

Red Cross n the Red Cross → la Croce Rossa

Red Cross → الصليب الأحمر Červený kříž Røde Kors Rotes Kreuz Ερυθρός Σταυρός Cruz Roja Punainen Risti Croix Rouge Crveni križ Croce Rossa 赤十字社 적십자 Rode Kruis Røde Kors Czerwony Krzyż Cruz Vermelha Красный крест Röda korset สภากาชาด Kızılhaç Hội chữ thập đỏ 红十字会

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Croteau WORCESTER - With six months to go still in its fiscal year, the American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts already has doled out two-thirds of its disaster relief budget responding to a run of fires in the region.

Red Cross has used 2/3 of relief fund; Response to string of fires by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

New American Red Cross CEO and former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson is making moves to put his team in place at the behemoth human service organization.

Next in line, please by The Non-profit Times

Foundation donated over $40,000 to the Westchester Chapter of the American Red Cross on their behalf.

Union State Bank presents Red Cross with $40,000 donation by Real Estate Weekly

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American mistletoe

American mountain ash

American National Standards Institute