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Versailles¹

  • /vɛəˈsaɪ/ UK
  • /vɚˈsaɪ/ US
  • /vɚˈzaɪ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  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. historical The Treaty of Versailles (1919).

    Similar: dictate of Versailles / Dictate of Versailles

Versailles²

  • /vərˈseɪlz/ US

Rhymes with -eɪlz

Where it comes from

From etymology 1.

proper noun

  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.

Versailles³

  • /vəɹˈsaɪ/ US

Where it comes from

Named by Vietnamese American residents in the 1970s after the Versailles Arms apartment complex in which they first settled.

proper noun

  1. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: weimar, genf, villa, manor, mansion, castle, chateau, palace, luxurious, sumptuous, grandiose, court, residence, estate, royal, regal

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name city in Yvelines, Île-de-France

EspañolVersalles
한국어베르사유 Bereusayu
日本語ヴェルサイユ Verusaiyu, ベルサイユ Berusaiyu
中文凡爾賽 /凡尔赛 Fán'ěrsài
हिन्दीवर्साय varsāy
PortuguêsVersalhes
FrançaisVersailles
DeutschVersailles
ItalianoVersailles, Versaglia
ΕλληνικάΒερσαλλίες Versallíes, Βερσάιγ Versáig
РусскийВерса́ль Versálʹ
Tiếng ViệtVéc-xai, Véc-xay
العربيةفِرْسَايْ firsāy, فيرساي fīrsāy
עבריתוֶרְסָאיּ versáy

name neighborhood of New Orleans

Tiếng ViệtVẹc Sai, Vẹc-xai

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@misc{versailles_2026,
  title = {Versailles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/versailles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}