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View synonyms for entente cordiale
entente cordiale
[ ahn-tahnt kawr-dyahl; French ahn-tahnt kawr-dyal ]
noun
- a friendly understanding, especially between two or more nations.
entente cordiale
/ ɑ̃tɑ̃t kɔrdjal /
noun
- a friendly understanding between political powers: less formal than an alliance
- often capitals the understanding reached by France and Britain in April 1904, which settled outstanding colonial disputes
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Word History and Origins
Origin of entente cordiale1
Borrowed into English from French around 1835–45
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Word History and Origins
Origin of entente cordiale1
C19: French: cordial understanding
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Example Sentences
The French entente cordiale was remembered, and our Sovereign had long ago been declared to be the first diplomat in Europe.
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What her purpose, in all this talk, he failed to see—unless she were seeking to establish an entente cordiale, or to gain time.
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It was at this time that the new entente cordiale between France and England had its first test.
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It was through his personal influence that the Entente Cordiale with France was brought about.
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Any one can see that the "entente cordiale" is not quite what it once was.
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