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entente

Pronunciation: /ɒnˈtɒnt, ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃t/

(also entente cordiale /ˌkɔːdɪˈɑːl/)

Definition of entente

noun

a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions:the emperor hoped to bring about an entente with Russia
a group of states in an informal alliance: the unsuccessful scheme to lure Greece into the war on the side of the entente
(the Entente Cordiale) the understanding between Britain and France reached in 1904, forming the basis of Anglo-French cooperation in the First World War.