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entente

Syllabification: (en·tente)
Pronunciation: /änˈtänt/

Definition of entente

noun

(also entente cordiale /kôrˈdyäl/)
  • a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions:the growing entente between former opponents
  • a group of states in an informal alliance.
  • (the Entente Cordiale) the understanding between Britain and France reached in 1904, forming the basis of Anglo-French cooperation in World War I.

Origin:

mid 19th century: French entente (cordiale) '(friendly) understanding'

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