entente
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
entente /ɒnˈtɒnt, ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃t/ (also entente cordiale /ˌkɔːdɪˈɑːl/)
▶noun a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.
■ (the Entente Cordiale) the understanding between Britain and France reached in 1904, forming the basis of Anglo-French cooperation in the First World War.
– origin C19: from Fr. entente (cordiale) ‘(friendly) understanding’.
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