Meanings
plural blood diamonds
- A diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold to finance the conflict.
Several certification systems already exist throughout the world. The Kimberly Process certifies the origin of rough diamonds from areas that have conflict-free diamond production. The process aims to prevent “blood diamonds.”
2011 July 11, Erin Banco, “Is Your Cell Phone Fueling Civil War in Congo?”, in The AtlanticSynonyms: conflict diamond
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold to finance the conflict.
Translations
Afrikaans bloeddiamant
- bloeddiamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Chinese Mandarin 血鑽 /血钻
- 血鑽 /血钻 (xuèzuàn)a diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Czech krvavý diamant, konfliktní diamant
- krvavý diamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- konfliktní diamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Dutch bloeddiamant, conflictdiamant
- bloeddiamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- conflictdiamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Finnish veritimantti
- veritimanttia diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
French diamant de conflit
- diamant de conflita diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
German Blutdiamant, Konfliktdiamant
- Blutdiamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- Konfliktdiamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Norwegian bloddiamanter
- bloddiamantera diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Portuguese diamante de sangue, diamante de conflito
- diamante de sanguea diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- diamante de conflitoa diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- diamante de guerraa diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- diamante quentea diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Spanish diamante de sangre, diamante de conflicto
- diamante de sangrea diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- diamante de conflictoa diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Swedish konfliktdiamant, blodsdiamant
- konfliktdiamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
- blodsdiamanta diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Turkish kanlı elmas
- kanlı elmasa diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict
Cite this entry
blood diamond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20diamond
“blood diamond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20diamond. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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