| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Versailles |
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| (ver-SEYE, vuhr-SEYE) City in northern France about ten miles southwest of Paris. | 1 |
| ‡ It is the site of the Palace of Versailles, which was built by King Louis xiv in the seventeenth century and was the royal residence for over one hundred years. | 2 |
| ‡ The French Revolution began in Versailles, when mobs stormed the palace. | 3 |
| ‡ The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, officially ended World War I. | 4 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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