rapprochement

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɹəˈpɹɒʃmɒ̃/, /ɹæ-/
• (GA) IPA: /ɹæpɹoʊʃˈmɑn/, /-ˈmɑ̃/

Noun

rapprochement (plural rapprochements)

1. The reestablishment of cordial#Adjective|cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

   It was the Nixon administration that saw the rapprochement between the United States and China.

Translations

• French: rapprochement
• German: Annäherung, Wiederannäherung
• Italian: ravvicinamento, riavvicinamento
• Portuguese: aproximação, reaproximação, reatamento
• Russian: примире́ние
• Spanish: acercamiento, reconciliación

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