Definition of Rapprochement

1. Noun. The reestablishing of cordial relations.

Exact synonyms: Reconciliation
Generic synonyms: Cooperation
Derivative terms: Reconcile

Definition of Rapprochement

1. n. Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or together; establishment or state of cordial relations.

Definition of Rapprochement

1. Noun. The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rapprochement

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rapprochement

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rapper
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rappini
rappoldite
rapport
rapporteur
rapporteurs
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rapprochement
rapprochements
raps
rapscallion
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raptorial bird
raptorious

Literary usage of Rapprochement

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. France and the Alliances: The Struggle for the Balance of Power by André Tardieu (1908)
"The rapprochement and the Triple Alliance. — England and the rapprochement.— The rapprochement and African problems. — Conclusion. II. ..."

2. The New Latin America by Jacob Warshaw (1922)
"Naturally, rapprochement may seem difficult to educated Americans who visit Latin America hastily and judge whole nations by the laborers in the mines, ..."

3. America and the Balance Sheet of Europe by John Foster Bass, Harold Glenn Moulton (1921)
"CHAPTER XVI THE FRENCH-GERMAN Rapprochement New Agreement Here and there in ... In the present chapter we shall outline the nature of the rapprochement in ..."

4. Europe: Dimensions of Peace by Björn Hettne (1988)
"Prospects for East-West Pan-European rapprochement Renewed recognition of the need for and desirability of increased trade and other peaceful relations ..."

5. Proceedings of the second Pan American scientific congress: Washington, U. S by Glen Levin Swiggett (1917)
"Rapprochement of the Anglo-Saxon and Latin- American schools, by Alejandro Alvarez. The study of international law in American countries, and means by which ..."

6. The Confederation of Europe: A Study of the European Alliance, 1813-1823, as by Walter Alison Phillips (1920)
"... Alexander ' grouped * at Ln.ib.ich—Insurrection in the Morea—Rapprochement of Great Britain and Austria—Peril of Russian intervention—Alexander and Capo ..."

7. A History of Diplomacy in the International Development of Europe by David Jayne Hill (1914)
"Re- rapprochement luctant as he was to embark in a war against the Turks in order to retain the friendship of Catherine II, Frederick II, on December 15, ..."

8. The Making of the Nation, 1783-1817 by Francis Amasa Walker (1895)
"CHAPTER XI \ THE CONTROVERSY WITH ENGLAND Madison's Cabinet—His Policy of Conciliation toward the Federalists—Rapprochement of the two Parties—Randolph's ..."

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