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Red Cross
- a red Greek cross on a white ground (Geneva cross), emblem of neutrality in war, adapted from the Swiss flag, with colors reversed, and used since 1864 to mark hospitals, ambulances, etc., esp. in time of war
- an international society (in full ) for the relief of suffering in time of war or disaster: its emblem is the Geneva cross
- any national branch of the International Red Cross
See Red Cross in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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