Treaty of Versailles
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4.8
- proper noun
- /ˈtriːti əv vɛrˈsaɪ/
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Tratado de Versalles
- As the 1920 Democratic vice presidential candidate, Roosevelt ran on a strong pro-League platform advocating Senate approval of the Treaty of Versailles and American membership in the League of Nations.
- the Treaty of Versailles in 1919
Examples
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The 1919 Treaty of Versailles is an object lesson in what happens when countries fail to draw the appropriate lessons from history and rise above national interests in the aftermath of an international crisis.
Academic text (2011) -
As a result, he failed to marshal the two-thirds majority in the United States Senate necessary to approve the Treaty of Versailles and U.S. membership in the League.
Academic text (1995) -
The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I and took effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
Blog text (5) -
Furthermore, after the Treaty of Versailles, the United States did not object to the acquisition of territory from the enemies by the victorious powers.
Academic text (1990) -
This was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, and France felt its very life was threatened by a re-militarized Rhineland on her border.
Blog text (20) -
He marches his troops into the Rhineland... in defiance of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Most Saxon nationalists passionately supported German irredentism, bitterly opposing the Treaty of Versailles.
Academic text (2016) -
Despite Germany's acceptance of the Treaty of Versailles and the adoption of democracy, the fledgling Weimar Republic was unwelcome in the councils of Europe.
Academic text (2001) -
After they gained control of the region as part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1918, the Belgians imposed a policy of divide-and-rule as they had done throughout the vast territories of the Congo.
Academic text (2005) -
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, marking the end of World War I.
Synonyms
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4.1
A written agreement between countries about peace, trade or other relations
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3.0
A formal agreement to stop a war and start peaceful relations
Surface Forms
Morphology
treaty + of + Versailles
The phrase is compositionally transparent in that a learner who knows 'treaty' and 'Versailles' can infer it is a treaty associated with the place Versailles, so the basic referential meaning is accessible. However, the specific historical content (signed in 1919, ended World War I, imposed reparations) requires factual/world knowledge beyond the constituent meanings, making the item only partially predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Treaty of Versailles is named after the Palace of Versailles, where world leaders met in 1919 to sign a 'peace treaty' that 'ended World War I'. They signed in the Hall of Mirrors and made Germany accept heavy payments and lose land, so the name now stands for that specific peace agreement and its harsh rules.