English Explanatory Dictionary

Versailles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.
  2. The Palace of Versailles.
  3. The Treaty of Versailles (1919).
name
  1. A town and county seat of Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
  2. A home rule city and county seat of Woodford County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Missouri, United States.
name
  1. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Pronunciation

/vɛəˈsaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Versailles.wav /vɚˈsaɪ/ /vɚˈzaɪ/ /vərˈseɪlz/ /vəɹˈsaɪ/

Word forms

Versailles

Etymology

Borrowed from French Versailles, of uncertain Latin origin (see French entry below), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn around”).

Synonyms

dictate of Versailles / Dictate of Versailles

Derived words

Versaillais
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