Definitions for versaillesvɛrˈsaɪ, vər-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ver•saillesvɛrˈsaɪ, vər-(n.)

  1. a city in N France, near Paris: palace of the French kings; peace treaty between the Allies and Germany 1919. 95,240.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Versailles(noun)

    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. Versailles, Palace of Versailles(noun)

    a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles

Wiktionary

  1. Versailles(ProperNoun)

    A suburb of Paris, formerly the capital of France.

  2. Versailles(ProperNoun)

    The Palace of Versailles

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  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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