entente

(än tänt; Fr ännt)

noun

  1. an understanding or agreement, as between nations
  2. the parties to this

Origin: Fr < OFr < entendre, to understand: see intent

See entente in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An agreement between two or more governments or powers for cooperative action or policy: “the economic entente between the Soviet Union and western Europe” (Robert W. Tucker).
  2. The parties to such an agreement.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, intent

Origin: , from

Origin: feminine past participle of entendre, to understand, intend; see intend

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