Red Cross

proper noun

An international humanitarian organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An international humanitarian organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless.

    ‘De Red Cross is doinʼ all dat kin be done otherwise fuh de sick and de ʼfflicted.’

    1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Virago Press (2018), page 193
  2. The symbol of this organization.
  3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  4. A town in North Carolina.

Translations

Afrikaans Rooi Kruis
  • Rooi KruisRed Cross
Arabic اَلصَّلِيب اَلْأَحْمَر
  • اَلصَّلِيب اَلْأَحْمَر (aṣ-ṣalīb al-ʔaḥmar)Red Cross
Basque Gurutze Gorria
  • Gurutze GorriaRed Cross
Bengali রেডক্রস
  • রেডক্রস (reḍkros)Red Cross
Bulgarian Червен кръст
  • Червен кръст (Červen krăst)Red Cross
Catalan Creu Roja
  • Creu RojaRed Cross
Chinese Mandarin 紅十字 /红十字, 紅十字會 /红十字会
  • 紅十字 /红十字 (Hóngshízì)Red Cross
  • 紅十字會 /红十字会 (Hóngshízìhuì)Red Cross
Czech Červený kříž
  • Červený křížRed Cross
Danish Røde Kors
  • Røde KorsRed Cross
Dutch Rode Kruis
  • Rode KruisRed Cross
Esperanto Ruĝa Kruco
  • Ruĝa KrucoRed Cross
Estonian Punane Rist
  • Punane RistRed Cross
Finnish Punainen Risti
  • Punainen RistiRed Cross
French Croix-Rouge
  • Croix-RougeRed Cross
German Rotes Kreuz
  • Rotes KreuzRed Cross
Greek Ερυθρός Σταυρός
  • Ερυθρός Σταυρός (Erythrós Stavrós)Red Cross
Hebrew הצלב האדום
  • הצלב האדום (hatsláv haadóm)Red Cross
Hindi रेड क्रॉस
  • रेड क्रॉस (reḍ krŏs)Red Cross
Hungarian Vöröskereszt
  • VöröskeresztRed Cross
Icelandic Rauði krossinn
  • Rauði krossinnRed Cross
Indonesian Palang Merah
  • Palang MerahRed Cross
Irish Cros Dhearg, Cumann na Croise Deirge
  • Cros DheargRed Cross
  • Cumann na Croise DeirgeRed Cross
Italian Croce Rossa
  • Croce RossaRed Cross
Japanese 赤十字, 赤十字社
  • 赤十字 (Sekijūji)Red Cross
  • 赤十字社 (Sekijūji-sha)Red Cross
Korean 적십자, 적십자사
  • 적십자 (Jeoksipja)Red Cross
  • 적십자사 (Jeoksipjasa)Red Cross
  • 적십자회 (Jeoksipjahoe)Red Cross
Latvian Sarkanais Krusts
  • Sarkanais KrustsRed Cross
Lithuanian Raudonojo Kryžiaus
  • Raudonojo KryžiausRed Cross
Malay Palang Merah
  • Palang MerahRed Cross
Māori Rīpeka Whero
  • Rīpeka WheroRed Cross
Norwegian Bokmål Røde Kors
  • Røde KorsRed Cross
Persian صلیب سرخ
  • صلیب سرخ (salib-e sorx)Red Cross
Polish Czerwony Krzyż
  • Czerwony KrzyżRed Cross
Portuguese Cruz Vermelha
  • Cruz VermelhaRed Cross
Romanian Crucea Roșie
  • Crucea RoșieRed Cross
Russian Кра́сный Крест
  • Кра́сный Крест (Krásnyj Krest)Red Cross
Slovak Červený kríž
  • Červený krížRed Cross
Spanish Cruz Roja
  • Cruz RojaRed Cross
Swedish Röda Korset
  • Röda KorsetRed Cross
Tagalog Krus na Pula, Krus Roha
  • Krus na PulaRed Cross
  • Krus RohaRed Cross
Thai กาชาด
  • กาชาด (gaa-châat)Red Cross
Turkish Kızıl Haç
  • Kızıl HaçRed Cross
Ukrainian Червоний Хрест
  • Червоний Хрест (Červonyj Xrest)Red Cross
Vietnamese Chữ thập đỏ
  • Chữ thập đỏRed Cross
Welsh Y Groes Goch
  • Y Groes GochRed Cross
Cite this entry
APA

Red Cross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Cross

MLA

“Red Cross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Cross. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Red Cross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Cross.

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