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.
The other sprawled over two countries and included dinner at Versailles.
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Online is reporting that the nuptials will take place in 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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The band, meanwhile, would often go to their local record store in Versailles to look for potential sources of inspiration.
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As soon as business permitted they took the road to the capital, and returned to Versailles with some speed.
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He made a last journey to Versailles, where he saw his mistress in private, and quarrelled with her cruelly.
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Poppa decided that we had better go to Versailles by Cook's four-in-hand.
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You are in the grand drawing-room, copied from that of Versailles.
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Again, were they of Versailles or the communists the better men?
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British Dictionary definitions for Versailles
Versailles
/ (vɛəˈsaɪ, -ˈseɪlz, Frenchvɛrsɑj) /
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)
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.