Meaning & use
Amity
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Friendly, peaceful relations, especially between nations, groups, or people.
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The treaty was designed to establish lasting amity between the two former rivals.
Despite their political differences, the neighbors maintained a spirit of amity.
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Often paired in older diplomatic language with the phrase 'treaties of amity and commerce,' reflecting its formal, historical tone.
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