Treaty of Versailles

Definitions of Treaty of Versailles
  1. noun
    the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
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    pacification, peace, peace treaty
    a treaty to cease hostilities
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