Definition of entente cordiale
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: entente 1
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: a friendly agreement or working relationship
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Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy.
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Origin and Etymology of entente cordiale
French, literally, cordial understanding
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First Known Use: 1844
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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