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Geneva Convention

Geneva Convention proper noun: any of four international treaties that define the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.

Proper noun

the Geneva Convention (plural Geneva Conventions)

  1. (international law) Any of four international treaties that define the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.

Geneva Convention meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Geneva Convention in Hindi

international treaty
जिनेवा समझौता jinevā samjhautā

Geneva Convention in Arabic

international treaty
اِتِّفَاقِيَّة جِنِيف ittifāqiyya jinēf

Geneva Convention in Malay

international treaty
Konvensyen Geneva

Geneva Convention in Indonesian

international treaty
Konvensi Jenewa
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Geneva Convention in Persian
کنوانسیون ژنو konvânsiyon-e ženev
Geneva Convention in Vietnamese
Hiệp định Geneva, Hiệp định Genève

Forms of Geneva Convention

pluralGeneva Conventions

Questions about Geneva Convention

What does Geneva Convention mean?
Geneva Convention means any of four international treaties that define the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.
What is Geneva Convention in Hindi?
Geneva Convention in Hindi is जिनेवा समझौता (jinevā samjhautā). See Geneva Convention meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Geneva Convention?
Geneva Convention is a proper noun.

Words near Geneva Convention in the dictionary

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  10. Geneva drive
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