entente cordiale
Americannoun
noun
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a friendly understanding between political powers: less formal than an alliance
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(often capitals) the understanding reached by France and Britain in April 1904, which settled outstanding colonial disputes
Etymology
Origin of entente cordiale
Borrowed into English from French around 1835–45
Example Sentences
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So expect more photo opportunities as the heads of state of the two countries show each other a taste of the entente cordiale.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2023
They want you to swallow, in one savory sitting, their tale of colliding cultures reaching an entente cordiale.
From Time ● Aug. 7, 2014
"Watson's French foray lacking in entente cordiale," a headline in the Independent said.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 4, 2011
Gastronomy just might be the strongest modern link in the entente cordiale between France and England.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2011
Nobody wishes more sincerely than I do that the good feeling, or, as the French say, the entente cordiale, between the mother country and our great colonies may be established on a still firmer basis.
From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by Edward VII
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