entente cordiale
[ahn-tahnt kawr-dyahl; French ahn-tahnt kawr-dyal]
- a friendly understanding, especially between two or more nations.
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Origin of entente cordiale
Borrowed into English from French around 1835–45
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Related Words
consensus, pact, rapport, cease-fire, accord, agreement, arrangement, compact, concord, contract, covenant, deal, ententeentente cordiale
- 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
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Word Origin
C19: French: cordial understanding
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