entente cordiale

[ ahn-tahntkawr-dyahl; French ahn-tahntkawr-dyal ]
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noun
  1. a friendly understanding, especially between two or more nations.

Origin of entente cordiale

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Borrowed into English from French around 1835–45

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entente cordiale

/ (French ɑ̃tɑ̃t kɔrdjal) /


noun
  1. a friendly understanding between political powers: less formal than an alliance

  2. (often capitals) the understanding reached by France and Britain in April 1904, which settled outstanding colonial disputes

Origin of entente cordiale

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C19: French: cordial understanding

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