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.

Versailles

/ vɛrsɑj; vɛəˈsaɪ; -ˈseɪlz /

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
   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 1783 See Paris 1

Versailles

1. City in northern France about ten miles southwest of Paris .

Notes

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

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.

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

Foteini Paschalidou is an ecologist now at France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research in Versailles-Grignon.

From Science News For Students

You mentioned “pre-Revolution Versailles” before, and compared it to contemporary New York City.

From The Daily Beast

The other sprawled over two countries and included dinner at Versailles.

From The Daily Beast

Online is reporting that the nuptials will take place in Versailles.

From The Daily Beast

Rumors spread that the couple was also searching for the perfect wedding venue—could it be the Palace of Versailles?

From The Daily Beast

The Treaty of Versailles mentioned only four works of cultural heritage, foremost among them The Ghent Altarpiece.

From The Daily Beast

These were lost from Versailles in 1790, and have not been recovered, except two which M. Cartier discovered some years since.

From Project Gutenberg

The king and queen had already been torn from their palaces at Versailles, and were virtually prisoners in the Tuileries.

From Project Gutenberg

Holland and England therefore had for him an attraction which was wanting to the galleries and terraces of Versailles.

From Project Gutenberg

During some time projects and counterprojects continued to pass and repass between Kensington and Versailles.

From Project Gutenberg

His last audience at Versailles was unusually long; and no third person was present.

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