entente cordiale

entente cordiale [cord-ee-ahl]

Noun

a friendly understanding between two or more countries [French: cordial understanding]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	entente cordiale - an informal alliance between countries entente alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
	2.	entente cordiale - a friendly understanding between political powers entente agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"