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versailles

Ver·sailles
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ver-sahy, ver- or, French ver-sah-yuh]
    • /vɛrˈsaɪ, vər- or, French vɛrˈsɑ yə/
    • /vəˈseɪlz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ver-sahy, ver- or, French ver-sah-yuh]
    • /vɛrˈsaɪ, vər- or, French vɛrˈsɑ yə/

Definitions of versailles word

  • noun versailles a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles. 1
  • noun versailles 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) 0
  • noun versailles 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 0
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Parts of speech for Versailles

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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versailles popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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