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Both Iraq and Syria are a fissile mixture of ethnicities and religions thrown together after Versailles by departing French and British imperialists and only kept together by Baathist tyranny and violence.
Michael Ignatieff

Meaning of "Versailles" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VERSAILLES

Versailles  [vɛəˈsaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VERSAILLES

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Versailles is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VERSAILLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Versailles

Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French, it is known as the Château de Versailles. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a wealthy suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the center of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.

Definition of Versailles in the English dictionary

The definition of Versailles in the dictionary is a city in N central France, near Paris: site of an elaborate royal residence built for Louis XIV; seat of the French kings. Pop: 85 726.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VERSAILLES


abaci
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assai
æˈsaɪ
backsey
ˌbækˈsaɪ
besigh
bɪˈsaɪ
bonsai
ˈbɒnsaɪ
cocci
ˈkɒksaɪ
Desai
dɛˈsaɪ
Kasai
kɑːˈsaɪ
loci
ˈləʊsaɪ
Masai
ˈmɑːsaɪ
nisi
ˈnaɪsaɪ
Pasay
ˈpɑːsaɪ
Pegasi
ˈpɛɡəˌsaɪ
prophesy
ˈprɒfɪˌsaɪ
sai
saɪ
sey
saɪ
sigh
saɪ
sulci
ˈsʌlsaɪ
sye
saɪ
tarsi
ˈtɑːsaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VERSAILLES

Veronal
Veronese
veronica
veronique
verquere
verra
Verrazano
verrel
Verrocchio
verruca
verrucae
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verrucose
verrucosity
verrucous
vers
vers libre
versability
Versace

WORDS THAT END LIKE VERSAILLES

Achilles
Antilles
Bruxelles
dalles
Dulles
fiancailles
Greater Antilles
Helles
Lesser Antilles
marseilles
Netherlands Antilles
Pelles
Roncesvalles
Seychelles
the Antilles
the Greater Antilles
the Lesser Antilles
the Netherlands Antilles
Treaty of Versailles
Welles

Synonyms and antonyms of Versailles in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Versailles» into 25 languages

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凡尔赛宫
1,325 millions of speakers

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Versailles
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वर्साय
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فرساي
280 millions of speakers

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Версаль
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Versailles
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ভার্সাইলস
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Versailles
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Versailles
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ベルサイユ
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베르사유
85 millions of speakers

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Versailles
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Versailles
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வெர்செயில்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

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व्हर्साय
75 millions of speakers

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Versay
70 millions of speakers

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Versailles
65 millions of speakers

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Wersal
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Версаль
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Versailles
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Βερσαλλίες
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Versailles
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Versailles
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Versailles
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Versailles

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10 QUOTES WITH «VERSAILLES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Versailles.
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Azzedine Alaia
I learned French in Tunis, along with Arabic. I also learned French history. I knew the entire history of the kings of France. And I was fascinated by Versailles.
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Neve Campbell
Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started.
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Rupert Everett
Why are men talking about what clothes they're wearing? It's so unmanly, I think. It's like Versailles before the Revolution, without the style.
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Hans Frank
It was my dream, and probably the dream of every one of us, to bring about a revision of the Versailles Treaty by peaceful means, which was provided for in that very treaty.
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Michael Ignatieff
Both Iraq and Syria are a fissile mixture of ethnicities and religions thrown together after Versailles by departing French and British imperialists and only kept together by Baathist tyranny and violence.
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Kathryn Lasky
Never in a million years would I want to live at Versailles with Marie Antoinette or anybody else. I hate to tell you this but I did not even like visiting Versailles. I found it just too ornate. It was like a complete diet of cotton candy, marzipan, and whipped cream.
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Thomas Mars
The idea is not to please the most amount of people. Growing up in Versailles, the idea was to please the least amount of people.
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Thomas Mars
Growing up in Versailles is like growing up in a museum, and the people living there are almost the security.
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Gustav Stresemann
As a consequence of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the officer corps of the old army became part of this class, as did that part of the younger generation who, in the old Germany, would have become officers or civil servants.
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Hideki Tojo
I would point out that Japan's proposal at the Versailles Peace Conference on the principle of racial equality was rejected by delegates such as those from Britain and the United States.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERSAILLES»

Discover the use of Versailles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Versailles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Versailles: A Biography of a Palace
Many books have told the stories of the royals and artists living in Versailles, but this is the first to turn its focus on the palace itself---from architecture and politics to scandal and restoration.
Tony Spawforth, 2010
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The Treaty of Versailles: A Reassessment After 75 Years
This book on the Treaty of Versailles constitutes a new synthesis of peace conference scholarship.
Manfred F. Boemeke, Gerald D. Feldman, Elisabeth Gläser, 1998
3
Marie Antoinette, Princess of Versailles
Austria-France, 1769.
Kathryn Lasky, 2000
4
A History of the Gardens of Versailles
Michel Baridon traces the history of the gardens from their inception through the three centuries of eventful history that they have witnessed.
Michel Baridon, 2008
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Vienna and Versailles: The Courts of Europe's Dynastic ...
A comparative study of the courts of Vienna and Paris-Versailles, 1550 1780.
Jeroen Frans Jozef Duindam, 2003
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Versailles: A Novel
Versailles is the story of an expansive spirit locked in a pretty body and an impossible moment in history.
Kathryn Davis, 2013
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A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today
David Andelman, a classic reporter and storyteller, tells this fascinating tale of hope falling finally and forever on the shoals of naivete and hard-headed cynicism.
David A. Andelman, 2009
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Versailles
Tracing the transformation of Louis XIII's modest hunting lodge into the spectacular showplace of the French monarchy, photographs of the architecture, interiors, and gardens include the most recent research on the architecturally ...
Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos, 1991
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Piety and Politics: Imaging Divine Kingship in Louis XIV's ...
This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Louis XIV's magnificent final chapel at Versailles, completed in 1710 near the end of his long reign (1643-1715).
Martha Mel Stumberg Edmunds, 2002
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The Treaty of Versailles, 1919: A Primary Source Examination ...
Discusses the reasons behind World War I, the peacemaking process that led to the Treaty of Versailles, and the what the treaty itself said.
Corona Brezina, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERSAILLES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Versailles is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Queen of Versailles' Stars' Daughter Died of an Accidental Overdose
An autopsy released Wednesday shows that the 18-year-old daughter of the stars of the "Queen of Versailles" documentary who had struggled with an addiction ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
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'Queen of Versailles' daughter died of accidental drug overdose …
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An autopsy shows that the 18-year-old daughter of the stars of the "Queen of Versailles" documentary who had struggled with an addiction to ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
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Review: In 'A Little Chaos,' a Guileless Kate Winslet Offsets a Lavish …
And in “A Little Chaos,” which Mr. Rickman directed, he portrays Louis XIV, the French king of kings, putting the finishing touches on Versailles, the royal chateau ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Police looking for Versailles, Mo., teen after call to mother ends with …
Police have asked for help finding a missing 16-year-old Versailles, Mo., girl who left a fast-food restaurant and later called her mother distraught. The call ended ... «Kansas City Star, Jun 15»
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Vandals attack 'queen's vagina' sculpture at Palace of Versailles
Kapoor's exhibition is one of the most controversial at Versailles since the authorities in 2008 opened the palace and its grounds to contemporary artists. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Jackie Siegel, Queen of Versailles, defends taking pictures of …
Don't criticize me for taking pictures of my teen daughter's coffin and having iced drink at her funeral says 'Queen of Versailles'. Jackie Siegel suffered backlash ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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SEE IT: 'Queen of Versailles' mom on phone, holding drink outside …
The grieving "Queen of Versailles" mom was on her phone and holding an iced drink as pallbearers moved her daughter's casket Tuesday, pictures show. «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
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'Queen of Versailles' daughter battled pill addiction before death
The teen daughter of billionaire “Queen of Versailles” couple David and Jackie Siegel battled an addiction to pills and returned home from rehab just weeks ... «Page Six, Jun 15»
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Anish Kapoor's Versailles 'vagina' causes controversy in France
Kapoor is the latest in a line of high-profile modern artists invited to install new works at the Château de Versailles, the enormous palace built by the Sun King ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Rihanna Gets Sexy in the Palace of Versailles for Dior Secret …
Shot inside the Palace of Versailles by famed photographer Steven Klein, the ads show Rihanna getting up close and personal with her much-loved Dior ... «E! Online, May 15»

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