the Red Crescent
noun/ðə ˌred ˈkresnt/, /ðə ˌred ˈkreznt/
/ðə ˌred ˈkresnt/
[singular]- the name used by national branches in Muslim countries of the International Movement of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, an organization that takes care of people suffering because of war or natural disasters
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