Versailles

[ ver-sahy, ver- or, French ver-sah-yuh ]

/ vɛrˈsaɪ, vər- or, French vɛrˈsɑ yə /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Yvelines, in N France, about 12 miles (19 km) SW of Paris: palace of the French kings; peace treaty between the Allies and Germany 1919.

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Words nearby Versailles

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How to use Versailles in a sentence

Maria Ibgui, an international finance professional in Versailles, France, with nearly two decades’ experience, had quit her job at the end of 2019 because of burnout.
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Foteini Paschalidou is an ecologist now at France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research in Versailles-Grignon.
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The other sprawled over two countries and included dinner at Versailles.
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Rumors spread that the couple was also searching for the perfect wedding venue—could it be the Palace of Versailles?
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The Treaty of Versailles mentioned only four works of cultural heritage, foremost among them The Ghent Altarpiece.
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These were lost from Versailles in 1790, and have not been recovered, except two which M. Cartier discovered some years since.
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The king and queen had already been torn from their palaces at Versailles, and were virtually prisoners in the Tuileries.
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Holland and England therefore had for him an attraction which was wanting to the galleries and terraces of Versailles.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
During some time projects and counterprojects continued to pass and repass between Kensington and Versailles.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
His last audience at Versailles was unusually long; and no third person was present.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for Versailles

Versailles

/ (vɛəˈsaɪ, -ˈseɪlz, French vɛrsɑj) /

noun

a city in N central France, near Paris: site of an elaborate royal residence built for Louis XIV; seat of the French kings (1682–1789). Pop: 85 726 (1999)

Treaty of Versailles

the treaty of 1919 imposed upon Germany by the Allies (except for the US and the Soviet Union): the most important of the five peace treaties that concluded World War I
another name for (the Treaty of) Paris of 1783See Paris 1 (def. 1)

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Cultural definitions for Versailles

Versailles

[ (ver-seye, vuhr-seye) ]

City in northern France about ten miles southwest of Paris.

notes for Versailles

It is the site of the Palace of Versailles, which was built by King Louis xiv in the seventeenth century and was the royal residence for over one hundred years.

notes for Versailles

The French Revolution began in Versailles, when mobs stormed the palace.

notes for Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, officially ended World War I.