| geneva | A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavores with juniper berries; made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands. Origin: F. Genievre juniper, juniper berry, gin, OF. Geneivre juniper, fr. L. Juniperus the juniper tree: cf. D. Jenever, fr. F. Genievre. See Juniper, and cf. Gin a liquor. The chief city of Switzerland. Geneva Bible, a translation of the Bible into English, made and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560; London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed in Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the first which recognised the division into verses, and the first which ommited the Apocrypha. In form it was a small quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer's translation. Called also Genevan Bible. Geneva convention, a red Greek cross on a white ground; the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Geneva Convention | An international agreement formed at meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1864 and 1906, relating (among medical subjects) to the safeguarding of the wounded in battle, of those having the care of them, and of the buildings in which they are being treated. The direct outcome of the first of these meetings was the establishment of the Red Cross Society. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Geneva lens measure | A device for measuring the radii of the curvature of a spectacle lens. Synonym: lens clock. Origin: Geneva, Switzerland (05 Mar 2000) |
| Geneva Convention |
an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
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A series of international agreements first signed in 1906 to provide for the humane treatment of the wounded, prisoners of war, and civilians in time of war. Provides for the better treatment of the wounded in war and forbids any misuse of the Red Cross flag. [GRL. RE]
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| Geneva Convention |
Formal Agreement between European Nations at Geneva, in 1864, with subsequent Amendments, establishing Rules for the Treatment during War of the Sick, Wounded, and Prisoners of War
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| Geneva Convention |
A convention following WWII which discussed the rules for war, the boundaries not to be crossed, such as chemical weaponry, and genocide. As well, it addresses the rights of non-combatants. Nuclear weapons basically violate this convention, and this is being brought to the ICJ for ajudication.
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| geneva | made in the Netherlands |
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| geneva | a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva |
| geneva | an agreement concerning the treatment of war prisoners |
| geneva | black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen |
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