Versailles, Treaty of
Syllabification: (Ver·sailles, Trea·ty of)
Definition of Versailles, Treaty of
- 2a treaty signed in 1919 that brought a formal end to World War I.
The treaty redivided the territory of the defeated Central Powers, restricted Germany’s armed forces, and established the League of Nations. It left Germany smarting under what it considered a vindictive settlement while not sufficiently restricting its ability eventually to rearm and seek forcible redress