Victoria

UK: /vɪkˈtɔːrɪə/

US: (vik tôr′ē ə, -tōr′-; for 3 also Sp. bēk tô′ryä)

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Vic•to•ri•a  (vik tôr′ē ə, -tōr′-; for 3 also Sp. bēk tô′ryä), n. 

1. Mythology the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
2. Biographical 1819–1901, queen of Great Britain 1837–1901;
   empress of India 1876–1901.
Gua•da•lupe  (gwäd′l o̅o̅p′, -o̅o̅′pē; Sp. gwä′ᵺä lo̅o̅′pe) (Manuel Félix Fernández), 1789–1843, Mexican military and political leader: first president of the republic 1824–29. To•más Luis de  (tô mäs′ lwēs de), 1548–1611, Spanish composer.
3. Place Names Also called Hong Kong, Xianggang. a seaport in and the capital of the Hong Kong colony, on the N coast of Hong Kong island, facing the seaport of Kowloon. 1,100,000.
4. Place Names a state in SE Australia. 3,832,443;
   87,884 sq. mi. (227,620 sq. km). Cap.: Melbourne.
5. Place Names a seaport in and the capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in SW Canada. 62,551.
6. Place Names a city in S Texas. 50,695.
7. Place Names a former name of Nyanda. 
8. Place Names a port in and the capital of the Seychelles. 13,736.
9. Place Names Lake. Also called Victoria Nyanza. a lake in E central Africa, in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya: second largest freshwater lake in the world;
   source of the White Nile. 26,828 sq. mi. (69,485 sq. km).
10. Place Names Mount, a mountain on E New Guinea, in SE Papua New Guinea, in the Owen Stanley Range. 13,240 ft. (4036 m).
11. (l.c.) a low, light, four-wheeled carriage with a calash top, a seat for two passengers, and a perch in front for the driver.
12. (l.c.) an open touring car having a folding top that usually covers only the rear seat.
13. (l.c.) any of several large-leaved water lilies of the genus Victoria. Cf. royal water lily. 
14. a female given name.

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Victoria / vɪkˈtɔːrɪə/ noun

1. a state of SE Australia: part of New South Wales colony until 1851; semiarid in the northwest, with the Great Dividing Range in the centre and east and the Murray River along the N border. Capital: Melbourne. Pop: 5 713 000 (2013 est). Area: 227 620 sq km (87 884 sq miles)
2. Lake Victoria, Victoria Nyanza ⇒ a lake in East Africa, in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, at an altitude of 1134 m (3720 ft): the largest lake in Africa and second largest in the world; drained by the Victoria Nile. Area: 69 485 sq km (26 828 sq miles)
3. a port in SW Canada, capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island: founded in 1843 by the Hudson's Bay Company; made capital of British Columbia in 1868; university (1963). Pop: 80 032 (2011)
4. the capital of the Seychelles, a port on NE Mahé. Pop: 25 500 (2004 est)
5. an urban area in S China, part of Hong Kong, on N Hong Kong Island: financial and administrative district; university (1911); the name tends not to be used officially since reunification of Hong Kong with China in 1997
6. Mount Victoria ⇒ a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft)

Victoria / vɪkˈtɔːrɪə/ noun

1. 1819–1901, queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1840). Her sense of vocation did much to restore the prestige of the British monarchy
2. / bikˈtorja/ Tomás Luis de. ?1548–1611, Spanish composer of motets and masses in the polyphonic style

Victoria / vɪkˈtɔːrɪə/ noun

1. the Roman goddess of victory
   Greek counterpart: Nike

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victoria / vɪkˈtɔːrɪə/ noun

1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood, two passenger seats, and a seat in front for the driver
2. Also called: victoria plum a large sweet variety of plum, red and yellow in colour

Etymology: 19th Century: all named after Queen Victoria