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Entente cordiale

//ɒnˈtɒnt ˌkɔː(ɹ)diˈɑːl// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A specific set of landmark agreements, signed on April 8, 1904, that resolved a number of long-standing territorial, economic, and strategic points of contention between Britain and France. collective

    "The tensions of an uneasy peace stressed anew the importance of the 46-year-old Entente Cordiale between France and Britain."

Noun
  1. 1
    A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.

    "His Reception and Speech at the City Hall. Entente Cordiale Between the Mayor and the President."

  2. 2
    a friendly understanding between political powers wordnet
  3. 3
    an informal alliance between countries wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French entente cordiale.

Etymology 2

From French Entente cordiale.

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