geneva convention

ge·ne·va con·ven·tion

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [juh-nee-vuh kuh n-ven-shuh n]
- /dʒəˈni və kənˈvɛn ʃən/
- /ʤɪˈniːvə kənˈvenʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juh-nee-vuh kuh n-ven-shuh n]
- /dʒəˈni və kənˈvɛn ʃən/

Definitions of geneva convention words

noun geneva convention one of a series of international agreements, first made in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1864, establishing rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war and of the sick, the wounded, and the dead in battle. 1
noun geneva convention agreement on rights of prisoners in wartime 1
noun geneva convention the international agreement, first formulated in 1864 at Geneva, establishing a code for wartime treatment of the sick or wounded: revised and extended on several occasions to cover maritime warfare and prisoners of war 0
noun geneva convention an international agreement signed at Geneva in 1864, establishing a code, later revised, for the care and treatment in wartime of the sick, wounded, and dead, and of prisoners of war, including protection of civilians and of hospitals, etc. having the emblem of the Red Cross 0

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