a rapprochement with sb

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• rapprochement — [[t]ræprɒ̱ʃmɒn, AM pro͟ʊʃ [/t]] N SING: also no det, oft N with/between n A rapprochement is an increase in friendliness between two countries, groups, or people, especially after a period of unfriendliness. [FORMAL] There have been growing signs …   English dictionary

• rapprochement —    (rah prosh MANH) [French] The act of bringing together; often used to describe the reestablishment of cordial relations between nations, political groups, individuals, etc., that have been divided by ideological conflict.    Mao’s wife . . .… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• rapprochement — /rəˈprɒʃmɒ̃/ (say ruh proshmon), / mənt/ (say muhnt) noun an establishment or re establishment of harmonious relations: *Elinore was underestimating the importance of her own rapprochement with their daughter. –john bryson, 1981. {French, from… …  

• rapprochement — rap|proche|ment [ræˈprɔʃmɔŋ, ræˈprəuʃ US ˌræprouʃˈma:ŋ] n [singular, U] formal [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: rapprocher to bring together ] the establishment of a good relationship between two countries or groups of people, after a period… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Armenia, Relations with —    Armenia, formerly the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1936 until its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, was incorporated into the Russian empire in the early 19th century. Armenia is a small, transcontinental country in the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• The Great Rapprochement — The Great Rapprochement, a term usually attributed to Bradford Perkins, is used to describe the convergence of social and political objectives, between the United States and the British Empire, in the two decades before World War I. Mixed… …   Wikipedia

• Cuban relations with the Organization of American States — Despite being a founding member of the Organization of American States (OAS), Cuba was effectively suspended from 21 January 1962 to 3 June 2009. Thus, for almost the entire time that the OAS has been operating, Cuba has been barred from sending… …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholicism's links with political authorities — The Roman Catholic Church has had constantly evolving relationships with various forms of government, some of them controversial in retrospect. In its history it has had to deal with various concepts and systems of governance, from the Roman… …   Wikipedia

• Germany, Relations with —    The modern era of Russo German relations began during the partition of Poland in the late 18th century. First as Prussia and then as the Hohenzollern Empire, the two states shared a common border until World War I (1914–1918). After the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• Ukraine, Relations with —    No foreign country is as important to Russian identity as Ukraine, particularly given that Russia traces its statehood back to 9th century Kiev, now the capital of Ukraine. In 1654, the Left Bank of Ukraine (east of the Dnieper River) was… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• Azerbaijan, Relations with —    Azerbaijan, a Caspian country in the southern Caucasus, was incorporated into the Russian Empire during the early 1820s through the Treaties of Gulistan and Turkmenchay with Persia. The discovery of petroleum in the 1870s resulted in an… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation