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ENTENTE CORDIALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does entente cordiale mean?
• ENTENTE CORDIALE (noun)
The noun ENTENTE CORDIALE has 2 senses:
1. an informal alliance between countries
2. a friendly understanding between political powers
Familiarity information: ENTENTE CORDIALE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An informal alliance between countries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
entente; entente cordiale
Hypernyms ("entente cordiale" is a kind of...):
alignment; alinement; alliance; coalition (an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A friendly understanding between political powers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
entente; entente cordiale
Hypernyms ("entente cordiale" is a kind of...):
agreement; understanding (the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises)
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