"George Cross" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: George Crosses [plural]
Etymology: Named for King George VI. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=George Cross}} George Cross (plural George Crosses)
  1. Britain's highest gallantry award for civilians and military personnel for actions which are not in the face of the enemy.
    Sense id: en-George_Cross-en-noun-20eB2vcK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Awards, Military, United Kingdom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 26 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 22 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 22 16 Disambiguation of Awards: 26 36 38 Disambiguation of Military: 30 35 36 Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 58 19 23
  2. Australia's 2nd highest military award (no longer awarded)
    Sense id: en-George_Cross-en-noun-sttQ~tKK Categories (other): Awards, Military Disambiguation of Awards: 26 36 38 Disambiguation of Military: 30 35 36
  3. New Zealand's 2nd highest military award Synonyms: GC
    Sense id: en-George_Cross-en-noun--jQyN8u7 Categories (other): Awards, Military Disambiguation of Awards: 26 36 38 Disambiguation of Military: 30 35 36

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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