English Explanatory Dictionary

entente cordiale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɒnˈtɒnt ˌkɔː(ɹ)diˈɑːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Entente Cordiale.wav

Word forms

entente cordiale ententes cordiales entente-cordiale

Etymology

Borrowed from French entente cordiale.

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