Entente, meaning a diplomatic "understanding," may refer to a number of agreements:
- The Entente Cordiale, 1904 between France and the United Kingdom. Flag of the United Kingdomsvg|right|70px]] The Entente cordiale is a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom
- The Anglo-Russian Entente, 1907 between the United Kingdom and Russia. The Anglo-Russian Entente or the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was an accord signed on 31 August 1907 in St
- The Triple Entente, 1907 between France, Russia, and the United Kingdom. The Triple Entente (" entente " — French for "agreement" was the name given to the loose alignment of the United Kingdom, the
- The Little Entente, 1920 to 1938 between Czechoslovakia, Romania, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Little Entente was an alliance formed in 1920 and 1921 by Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia with the purpose of common defense against Hungarian
- The Conseil de l'Entente, 1959 between Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, and (in 1966) Togo. The Conseil de l'Entente ("Council of Accord" or "Council of Understanding" is a West African regional co-operation forum established in May 1959
- The terms The Entente, The Triple Entente, The Entente Powers, and The Entente Forces also refer (informally) to the Allies of World War I, that is, powers opposed to the Central Powers in World War I. The Entente Powers (from Triple Entente) were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I.
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Détente is a French term meaning a relaxing or easing the term has been used in international politics since the early 1970s© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
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