entente cordialenoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˌɒn.tɒnt ˌkɔː.diˈɑːl/us/ˌɑːn.tɑːnt ˌkɔːr.diˈɑːl/a friendly agreement or relationship between two countries
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International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- allied
- Anglo-American
- ASEAN
- axes
- bloc
- buffer state
- geopolitics
- glasnost
- Group of Eight
- internation
- NAFTA
- the Allies
- the Geneva Convention
- the House of Representatives
- the Kremlin
- the new world order
- the North-South divide
- UNESCO
- UNICEF
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Examples from literature
- So France did her utmost to solidify the entente cordiale fostered by the late King Edward VII under the stress of public opinion in England.
- The Morocco incident had shown the German Emperor that the entente cordiale was indeed solid.
- The entente cordiale was cemented again.
- The entente cordiale with Britain was sundered in a minute.
- The present entente cordiale between Russia and the United States is exerting an influence for the increased study of our language.