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PRONUNCIATION OF RED CRESCENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED CRESCENT

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Red Crescent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RED CRESCENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Red Crescent

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. The movement consists of several distinct organizations that are legally independent from each other, but are united within the movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols, statutes and governing organisations. The movement's parts are: ▪ The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, by Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier. Its 25-member committee has a unique authority under international humanitarian law to protect the life and dignity of the victims of international and internal armed conflicts. The ICRC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on three occasions. ▪ The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies was founded in 1919 and today it coordinates activities between the 188 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies within the Movement.

Definition of Red Crescent in the English dictionary

The definition of Red Crescent in the dictionary is a national branch of or the emblem of the Red Cross Society in a Muslim country.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED CRESCENT

Red China
red clover
red cod
red coral
red corpuscle
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
red deer
Red Deer Lake
red duster
red dwarf
red earth
red elm
red emperor
Red Ensign

WORDS THAT END LIKE RED CRESCENT

adolescent
ascent
chemiluminescent
convalescent
crescent
descent
effervescent
fluorescent
incandescent
iridescent
line of descent
luminescent
nascent
photoluminescent
prepubescent
quiescent
recent
reminiscent
scent
senescent
the crescent

Synonyms and antonyms of Red Crescent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Red Crescent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RED CRESCENT

Find out the translation of Red Crescent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Red Crescent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Red Crescent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红新月会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la Media Luna Roja
570 millions of speakers

English

Red Crescent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेड क्रीसेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهلال الأحمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Красного Полумесяца
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Crescente Vermelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেড ক্রিসেন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Croissant-Rouge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulan Sabit Merah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

roter Halbmond
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤新月
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Red Crescent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lươi liềm đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரெட் கிரெசெண்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेड क्रेसेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kızılay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mezzaluna Rossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czerwony Półksiężyc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

червоного Півмісяця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Semiluna Roșie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ερυθράς Ημισελήνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Red Crescent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Röda halvmånen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

røde Halvmåne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Red Crescent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RED CRESCENT»

The term «Red Crescent» is very widely used and occupies the 22.690 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RED CRESCENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Red Crescent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Red Crescent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Red Crescent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED CRESCENT»

Discover the use of Red Crescent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Red Crescent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent ...
The Red Cross Red Crescent is often the first to deliver assistance during a humanitarian crisis thanks to our volunteers who live in the very heart of the communities they serve. Not only are we often first on the scene, we also work behind the ...
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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The Red Cross and the Red Crescent
Chronicles the growth and development of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and details its efforts worldwide to help those in need
Michael Pollard, 1995
3
Red Cross and Red Crescent
Examines the history, goals, and current activities of the Red Cross (named the Red Crescent in Muslim countries), describing how the organization brings humanitarian relief to the people of the world in both war and peace.
Jean F. Blashfield, 2003
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Humanity for all: the International Red Cross and Red ...
Cross.
Hans Haug, Hans-Peter Gasser, Françoise Perret, 1993
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Under the Red Crescent
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Ryan Charles Snodgrass, 2009
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Under the Red Crescent: Adventures of an English Surgeon ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Snodgrass Ryan, John Sandes, 2012
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Sustaining Relief With Development: Strategic Issues for the ...
The book's second part has an operational focus - exploring the challenges of, and approaches to, international cooperation in relief and development.
Ian McAllister, 1993
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Emergency Items Catalogue, 3rd edition, Volume 1
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross supported by National Societies have coordinated their joint efforts towards this objective. The catalogue is intended to  ...
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
9
World Disasters Report 2008: Focus on HIV and AIDS
Founded in 1919, the International Federation comprises 186 member Red Cross and Red Crescent societies – with an additional number in formation – a secretariat in Geneva and offices strategically located to support activities around the ...
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2008
10
Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: A ...
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (1991). Working with women in emergency relief and rehabilitation programmes. Geneva (Field Studies Paper No. 2). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent ...
Benjamin Wisner, John Adams, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED CRESCENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Red Crescent is used in the context of the following news items.
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World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: Call for respect of the …
Neutral and impartial humanitarian action, delivered by volunteers, has been at the heart of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's work ... «ICRC, May 15»
2
Emirates Red Crescent has sent 830 tonnes of aid to Yemen
ABU DHABI // The Emirates Red Crescent has sent 830 tonnes of aid to Yemen, while the Khalifa Foundation has sent 400 tonnes of food and 300 barrels of ... «The National, May 15»
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Red Cross volunteers in action following 7.8 magnitude earthquake …
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched a major emergency response operation following the 7.8 ... «International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Apr 15»
4
Red Cross promoting World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in …
The American Red Cross encourages the community to give blood this May in honor of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on May 8 – the birthday of ... «The Daily Jeffersonian, Apr 15»
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Syria conflict claimed lives of 50 volunteers: Red Crescent
Damascus (AFP) - Syria's four-year-old conflict has claimed the lives of 50 Red Crescent volunteers, including two killed within hours in the northwestern city of ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
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Syria / Yemen / Mali: Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement …
Geneva / Damascus / Sana'a / Bamako – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is shocked and saddened by three unconnected attacks that ... «ICRC, Mar 15»
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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement deplores …
ICRC/ IFRC/ MRCS - Yangon/ Kuala Lumpur/ Geneva – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is deeply saddened to learn that two ... «ICRC, Feb 15»
8
Red Cross Red Crescent denounces continued violence against …
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is deeply concerned about continued violence perpetrated against its volunteers in Guinea. Due to ... «ICRC, Feb 15»
9
Libya: Red Crescent volunteers strive for access to people in need
Benghazi/Tunis/Geneva (ICRC) – Concern is growing at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Libyan Red Crescent over the plight of ... «ICRC, Aug 14»
10
UNHCR, Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) reach eastern Aleppo …
Following agreement with the Syrian Government and the opposition, UNHCR and SARC carried out a rare and risky operation to deliver humanitarian ... «UNHCR, Apr 14»

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