Versailles
[vεə'sai]
Definition
(noun.) a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles.
(noun.) a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century.
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Examples
- Every king and princelet in Europe was building his own Versailles as much beyond his means as his subjects and credits would permit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I thought you were gone to Brussels or Versailles, when I did not see you pass in your carriage. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- We have seen every thing, and tomorrow we go to Versailles. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Archer did not accompany his son to Versailles. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- However, Versailles patrols drove them in again; as the vigilant Lecointre had strictly charged them to do. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They even produced, or quoted, a written order from our Versailles Municipality--which is a monarchic not a democratic one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Presently the loyal Flanders regiment appeared at Versailles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Glad to have escaped, yet melancholy in my very joy, I retrod my steps to Versailles. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But now, about our marriage---- And Versailles--the King's Gallery is some such gorgeous room, is it not? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The seventeenth century in Europe was the century of Louis XIV; he and French ascendancy and Versailles are the central motif of the story. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She lives in the strictest retirement at Versailles. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The public mind had been much disturbed by reports, possibly by exaggerated reports, of a recent banquet at Versailles, hostile to the nation. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Versailles was chosen, because of the hunting. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To the H?tel-de-Ville; to Versailles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was believed that there was an abundance of provisions at Versailles; that food was being kept there away from the people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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