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noun
An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a friendly understanding between political powers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: entente cordiale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agreement, understanding
noun
an informal alliance between countries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: entente cordiale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
History
Unadapted borrowing from French entente (“understanding”). Doublet of intent.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
