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entente cordiale¹

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Borrowed from French entente cordiale.

noun ententes cordiales · entente-cordiale

  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.

Entente Cordiale²

  • /ɒnˈtɒnt ˌkɔː(ɹ)diˈɑːl/

Where it comes from

From French Entente cordiale.

proper noun

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

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noun friendly relationship

Portuguêsentente cordiale

name landmark historical agreements

FrançaisEntente cordiale
ΕλληνικάΑντάντ Antánt

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@misc{entente_cordiale_2026,
  title = {entente cordiale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/entente%20cordiale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}