blood diamond

English

Noun

blood diamond (plural blood diamonds)

A diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict.
Synonym: conflict diamond
- 2011 July 11, Erin Banco, “Is Your Cell Phone Fueling Civil War in Congo?”, in The Atlantic‎:
  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.”

Translations

1. a diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict

Afrikaans: bloeddiamant (af)
Dutch: bloeddiamant (nl) m, conflictdiamant (nl) m
Finnish: veritimantti (fi)
German: Blutdiamant (de) m
Norwegian: bloddiamanter
Spanish: diamante de sangre m
Swedish: konfliktdiamant
Turkish: kanlı elmas

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