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Versailles

[ver-sahy, ver- or, French ver-sah-yuh]
noun
  1. 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.

Yvelines

[eev-leen]
noun
  1. a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles.
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  • On the morrow, Durochat was transferred to Versailles, where he was to be judged.

  • It was perhaps three or four years after the turning-point at Versailles.

  • It was with a lady whom I met but that once, within a year or two after my experience at Versailles.

  • They were afraid that the passengers were taking newspapers to Versailles.

    My Double Life

    Sarah Bernhardt

  • Sometimes I would go as far as Versailles, but this was not without danger.

    My Double Life

    Sarah Bernhardt

British Dictionary definitions for versailles

Versailles

noun
  1. 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)
  2. Treaty of Versailles
    1. 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
    2. another name for (the Treaty of) Paris of 1783See Paris 1 (def. 1)

Yvelines

noun
  1. a department of N France, in Île de France region. Capital: Versailles. Pop: 1 370 443 (2003 est). Area: 2271 sq km (886 sq miles)
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Word Origin and History for versailles

Versailles

of uncertain origin; perhaps from Latin versus "slope." Originally a hunting lodge built by Louis XIII; made into a palace 17c. by Louis XIV.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
versailles in Culture

Versailles

[(ver-seye, vuhr-seye)]

City in northern France about ten miles southwest of Paris.

Note

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.

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

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