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Versailles in British English
(vɛəˈsaɪ, -ˈseɪlz, French vɛrsɑj)
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: 86 477 (2009)
2. Treaty of Versailles
Versailles in American English
(vərˈsaɪ; French vɛʀˈsɑj(ə))
city in NC France, near Paris: site of a palace built by Louis XIV; the Allies & Germany signed a peace treaty here (1919) ending WWI: pop. 88,000
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