Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An affiliate of the Red Cross operating in a primarily Muslim country.
- noun The crescent-shaped emblem of such an affiliate.
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- proper noun   A branch of the Red Cross that operates inMuslim countries.
- proper noun   The symbol of this branch.
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Examples
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								RAMAN: The head of Iraq's humanitarian group, called Red Crescent, Dr Said Hakki, is the man managing the relief effort. 
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								RAMAN: The head of Iraq's humanitarian group called Red Crescent, Dr. Said Hakki, is the man managing the relief effort. 
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								First Aid societies in Muslim countries can use a Red Crescent, which is also a religious symbol 
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								The Red Crescent is the only aid agency in the city. 
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								Now, the Red Crescent is the Muslim version of the Red Cross. 
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								We saw an example several days ago when U.S. forces were taking fire from a hospital in southern Iraq and when they eventually took the hospital over, which was flying the flag of the Red Crescent, which is a violation of the Geneva Convention, they found chemical weapon suits, munitions, and even a tank inside this hospital. 
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								Marina calls the Red Crescent and the Medical Moderator (Oleg) posts How it works: Part 2 (when Marina can't get to a PC) Slide Recently Uploaded Slideshows judithdebest 2010 
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								What we were told is that, through the intercession of the Red Crescent, which is headed by the wife of President Mubarak, they had arranged for a hundred people, two buses, to go. Democracy Now! 2010 
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								What we were told is that, through the intercession of the Red Crescent, which is headed by the wife of President Mubarak, they had arranged for a hundred people, two buses, to go. Democracy Now! 2010 
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								What we were told is that, through the intercession of the Red Crescent, which is headed by the wife of President Mubarak, they had arranged for a hundred people, two buses, to go. Democracy Now! 2010 
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