rapprochement
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rapprochement
- /ɹəˈpɹɒʃmɒ̃/ UK
- /ɹæ-/ UK
- /ɹæpɹoʊʃˈmɑn/ US
- /-ˈmɑ̃/ US
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French rapprochement (“act or process of getting closer together; link (between two things)”).
noun rapprochements · rapproachment
- The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation. It was the Nixon administration that saw the rapprochement between the United States and China.
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noun reestablishment of cordial relations
| Español | acercamiento, reconciliación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화해 hwahae |
| 日本語 | 和解 |
| 中文 | 和解 héjiě, 修好 xiūhǎo |
| Português | aproximação, reaproximação, reatamento |
| Français | rapprochement |
| Deutsch | Annäherung, Wiederannäherung |
| Italiano | ravvicinamento, riavvicinamento |
| Ελληνικά | προσέγγιση proséngisi |
| Русский | примире́ние primirénije, сближе́ние sbližénije |
| Tiếng Việt | hòa giải |
| العربية | تَقَارُب taqārub |
Talk about this word "rapprochement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rapprochement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rapprochement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rapprochement "rapprochement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rapprochement.Cite this
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title = {rapprochement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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