entente cordiale

[ahn-tahnt kawr-dyahl; French ahn-tahnt kawr-dyal]

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noun

a friendly understanding, especially between two or more nations.

Origin of entente cordiale

Borrowed into English from French around 1835–45

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Related Words for entente cordiale

consensus, pact, rapport, cease-fire, accord, agreement, arrangement, compact, concord, contract, covenant, deal, entente

British Dictionary definitions for entente cordiale

entente cordiale

noun

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

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

Word Origin for entente cordiale

C19: French: cordial understanding

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