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(Ge-ne-va-Con-ven-tion) 6 syllables

Definition

noun. an international agreement signed at Geneva in 1864; establishing a code for the care and treatment in wartime of the sick; wounded; and dead; and of prisoners of war

Example Sentence

The nations are adherent to the Geneva Convention.

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