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détente
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deɪˈtɑːntListen
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détente
Dictionary meaning
a relaxation of tensions and hostility between states through diplomacy, negotiation, and mutual accommodation; associated with the easing of Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union in the early 1970s under Nixon and Kissinger; characterized by arms control agreements, increased trade, and diplomatic recognition; from French meaning loosening or relaxing
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