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blood diamonds

blood diamonds is the plural of blood diamond.

Meaning of blood diamond

Noun

blood diamond (plural blood diamonds)

  1. 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 Atlantic

Questions about blood diamonds

What is blood diamonds the plural of?
Blood diamonds is the plural of blood diamond.

Words near blood diamonds in the dictionary

  1. blood counts
  2. blood crystal
  3. blood crystals
  4. blood curd
  5. blood diamond
  6. blood diamonds
  7. blood doll
  8. blood dolls
  9. blood donation
  10. blood donations
  11. blood donor

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