Geneva Convention

proper noun

Any of four international treaties that define the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Geneva Convention (plural Geneva Conventions)

plural Geneva Conventions

  1. international lawAny of four international treaties that define the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.

Translations

Afrikaans Geneefse Konvensie
  • Geneefse Konvensieinternational treaty
Arabic اِتِّفَاقِيَّة جِنِيف
  • اِتِّفَاقِيَّة جِنِيف (ittifāqiyya jinēf)international treaty
Bulgarian Жене́вска конве́нция
  • Жене́вска конве́нция (Ženévska konvéncija)international treaty
Catalan Convencions de Ginebra
  • Convencions de Ginebrainternational treaty
Chinese Mandarin 日內瓦公約 /日内瓦公约
  • 日內瓦公約 /日内瓦公约 (Rìnèiwǎ gōngyuē)international treaty
Czech Ženevská úmluva
  • Ženevská úmluvainternational treaty
Danish Geneve-konventionen
  • Geneve-konventioneninternational treaty
Dutch Geneefse Conventie
  • Geneefse Conventieinternational treaty
Finnish Geneven sopimus
  • Geneven sopimusinternational treaty
French convention de Genève
  • convention de Genèveinternational treaty
German Genfer Konvention
  • Genfer Konventioninternational treaty
Greek Συνθήκη της Γενεύης, Σύμβαση της Γενεύης
  • Συνθήκη της Γενεύης (Synthíki tis Genévis)international treaty
  • Σύμβαση της Γενεύης (Sýmvasi tis Genévis)international treaty
Hebrew אמנה ג׳נבה
  • אמנה ג׳נבה (ʾamānā Ǧænævā)international treaty
Hindi जिनेवा समझौता
  • जिनेवा समझौता (jinevā samjhautā)international treaty
Hungarian genfi egyezmény
  • genfi egyezményinternational treaty
Indonesian Konvensi Jenewa
  • Konvensi Jenewainternational treaty
Irish Coinbhinsiún na Ginéive
  • Coinbhinsiún na Ginéiveinternational treaty
Italian convenzione di Ginevra
  • convenzione di Ginevrainternational treaty
Japanese ジュネーブ条約
  • ジュネーブ条約 (Junēbu jōyaku)international treaty
Korean 제네바 협약
  • 제네바 협약 (jeneba hyeobyak)international treaty
Lithuanian Ženevos konvencija
  • Ženevos konvencijainternational treaty
Malay Konvensyen Geneva
  • Konvensyen Genevainternational treaty
Norwegian Genève-konvensjonene
  • Genève-konvensjoneneinternational treaty
Persian کنوانسیون ژنو
  • کنوانسیون ژنو (konvânsiyon-e ženev)international treaty
Polish konwencja genewska
  • konwencja genewskainternational treaty
Portuguese Convenção de Genebra
  • Convenção de Genebrainternational treaty
Romanian Convenția de la Geneva
  • Convenția de la Genevainternational treaty
Russian Жене́вская конве́нция
  • Жене́вская конве́нция (Ženévskaja konvéncija)international treaty
Slovak Ženevská konvencia
  • Ženevská konvenciainternational treaty
Spanish Convenciones de Ginebra
  • Convenciones de Ginebrainternational treaty
Swedish Genèvekonventionen
  • Genèvekonventioneninternational treaty
Turkish Cenevre Sözleşmesi, Cenevre konvansiyonu
  • Cenevre Sözleşmesiinternational treaty
  • Cenevre konvansiyonuinternational treaty
Ukrainian Жене́вська конве́нція
  • Жене́вська конве́нція (Ženévsʹka konvéncija)international treaty
Vietnamese Hiệp định Geneva, Hiệp định Genève
  • Hiệp định Genevainternational treaty
  • Hiệp định Genèveinternational treaty
Cite this entry
APA

Geneva Convention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geneva%20Convention

MLA

“Geneva Convention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geneva%20Convention. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Geneva Convention,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Geneva%20Convention.

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