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Versailles, Treaty of

Definition of Versailles, Treaty of
  • 1a treaty which terminated the War of American Independence in 1783.
  • 2a treaty signed in 1919 which brought a formal end to the First World War.
  • The treaty redivided the territory of the defeated Central Powers, restricted Germany’s armed forces, and established the League of Nations. It left Germany resentful about what it considered a vindictive settlement while not sufficiently restricting its ability eventually to rearm and seek forcible redress

Versailles, Treaty of in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Versailles, Treaty of in the US English dictionary