entente

[ ahn-tahnt; French ahn-tahnt ]

/ ɑnˈtɑnt; French ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃t /

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noun, plural en·tentes

[ahn-tahnts; French ahn-tahnt]. /ɑnˈtɑnts; French ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃t/.

an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.

an alliance of parties to such an understanding.

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1 agreement, accord, rapprochement.

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Origin of entente

1830–45; <French: understanding, Old French: intention, noun use of feminine of entent, past participle of entendre to intend

Words nearby entente

entangling alliances with none, entasis, Entebbe, entelechy, entellus, entente, entente cordiale, enter, enteral, enteralgia, enterectomy

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How to use entente in a sentence

I can't say I'm particularly hopeful that Iran will approach this entente in good faith.
Obama’s U.N. Speech|Michael Tomasky|September 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lately, according to Ken Pollack, Washington and Tehran have been in a kind of unexpected entente in Iraq.
When Liberals Enable Tyrants|Michael Tomasky|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the 1950s, big corporation and big labor forged an entente, in which they generally agreed to share an expanding pie.
The NFL Referees’ Strike Highlights Larger Truths About the U.S. Economy|Daniel Gross|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Israel, of course, has legitimate security concerns, especially in light of the recent Fatah-Hamas entente.
Bibi's White House Tantrum|Michael Tomasky|May 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST

There had long been rumors of an entente between Archduke and Kaiser, but this!
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
There is an anecdote of the latter which, as an example of thrust and parry in double entente, is hardly to be matched.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
So these members of the Entente had to be assisted in making purchases abroad.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
The French entente cordiale was remembered, and our Sovereign had long ago been declared to be the first diplomat in Europe.
The Invasion|William Le Queux
Liber and his colleague Dahn were at that time among the staunchest supporters of the policy of the Entente in Russia.
The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs|Lucien Wolf

British Dictionary definitions for entente

entente

/ (French ɑ̃tɑ̃t) /

noun

short for entente cordiale

the parties to an entente cordiale collectively

Word Origin for entente

C19: French: understanding

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