Geneva Convention
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Henri Dunant, a Swiss, published an account of the sufferings of the wounded at the battle of Solferino in 1859.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
Bush never violated the Geneva Convention.Bush chưa từng vi phạm Công ước Geneva.
Tatoeba sentence #2575912 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Geneva Convention” mean?
Henri Dunant, a Swiss, published an account of the sufferings of the wounded at the battle of Solferino in 1859.
Is “Geneva Convention” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.