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1. (n.) Versailles
a city in N France, near Paris: palace of the French kings; peace treaty between the Allies and Germany 1919. 95,240.
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1. (noun) Versailles
a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
2. (noun) Versailles, Palace of Versailles
a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles
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1. Versailles
a handsome city of France, capital of the department of Seine-et-Oise, 11 m. by rail SW. of Paris, of which it is virtually a suburb, and was during the monarchy, from Louis XIV.'s time, the seat of the French court; has a magnificent palace, with a gallery embracing a large collection of pictures; was occupied by the Germans during the siege of Paris, and in one of its halls the Prussian king was proclaimed emperor of Germany as William I.
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