treaty of versailles
n · noun
Simple meaning
A peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹitiəvɛɹsaɪ
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n
A peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919.
The 1919 peace treaty that followed the Paris Peace Conference and officially ended World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles of 1871 ended the Franco-Prussian War and was signed by Adolphe Thiers of the Third French Republic and Otto von Bismarck of the newly formed German Empire on 26 February 1871.
The Treaty of Versailles of 1787 was a treaty of alliance signed between the French King Louis XVI and the Vietnamese lord Nguyễn Ánh, the future Emperor Gia Long.
A treaty concluded on 15 May 1768 at Versailles between the Republic of Genoa and France, in which Genoa ceded Corsica to France.
The Treaty of Versailles, also known as the First Treaty of Versailles, was a diplomatic agreement between France and Austria.
noun
The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
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This meaning: A peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919.
Used this way, treaty of versailles is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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