Original: The Triple Entente (from French entente, "agreement") was the name given to the loose alignment between the United Kingdom, France, and Russia after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907.
Simplified: The Triple Entente - a treaty to protect each-other The Triple Entente ("entente" — French for "agreement") was the name given to alliance (friendly relationship) between the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire.