Meanings
Versailles1
- by ellipsisThe Palace of Versailles.
- historicalby ellipsisThe Treaty of Versailles (1919).
Versailles2
- A town and county seat of Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
- A home rule city and county seat of Woodford County, Kentucky, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Missouri, United States.
Versailles3
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Treaty of Versailles (1919).
Origin
Versailles · proper noun
- Proto-Indo-European*wert-“to turn around”
- FrenchVersailles
- EnglishVersailles
Borrowed from French Versailles, of uncertain Latin origin (see French entry below), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn around”).
More words from French, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Versailles · proper noun
Named by Vietnamese American residents in the 1970s after the Versailles Arms apartment complex in which they first settled.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فِرْسَايْ, فيرساي
- فِرْسَايْ (firsāy)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
- فيرساي (fīrsāy)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Bulgarian Верса̀й
- Верса̀й (Versàj)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Catalan Versalles
- Versallescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Chinese Cantonese 凡爾賽 /凡尔赛
- 凡爾賽 /凡尔赛 (faan⁴ ji⁵ coi³)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Chinese Mandarin 凡爾賽 /凡尔赛
- 凡爾賽 /凡尔赛 (Fán'ěrsài)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Dutch Versailles
- Versaillescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Esperanto Versajlo
- Versajlocity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Estonian Versailles
- Versaillescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Finnish Versailles
- Versaillescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
French Versailles
- Versaillescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
German Versailles
- Versaillescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Greek Βερσαλλίες, Βερσάιγ
- Βερσαλλίες (Versallíes)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
- Βερσάιγ (Versáig)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Hebrew וֶרְסָאיּ
- וֶרְסָאיּ (versáy)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Hindi वर्साय
- वर्साय (varsāy)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Icelandic Versalir
- Versalircity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Italian Versailles, Versaglia
- Versaillescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
- Versagliacity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Japanese ヴェルサイユ, ベルサイユ
- ヴェルサイユ (Verusaiyu)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
- ベルサイユ (Berusaiyu)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Korean 베르사유
- 베르사유 (Bereusayu)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Latin Versaliae
- Versaliaecity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Latvian Versaļa
- Versaļacity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Lithuanian Versalis
- Versaliscity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Polish Wersal
- Wersalcity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Portuguese Versalhes
- Versalhescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Punjabi ਵਰਸਾਈ
- ਵਰਸਾਈ (varsāī)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Russian Верса́ль
- Верса́ль (Versálʹ)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Spanish Versalles
- Versallescity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Tamil வெர்சாய், வேர்சாய்
- வெர்சாய் (vercāy)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
- வேர்சாய் (vērcāy)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Thai แวร์ซาย
- แวร์ซาย (wɛɛr-saai)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Turkish Versay
- Versaycity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Ukrainian Верса́ль
- Верса́ль (Versálʹ)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Urdu ویغسائی
- ویغسائی (vēġsāī)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Vietnamese Véc-xai, Véc-xay
- Véc-xaicity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
- Véc-xaycity in Yvelines, Île-de-France
- Vẹc Saineighborhood of New Orleans
- Vẹc-xaineighborhood of New Orleans
Yiddish ווערסײַ
- ווערסײַ (versay)city in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Versailles
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Versailles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Versailles
“Versailles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Versailles. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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