VICTORIA

Victoria

(noun) capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island

Victoria

(noun) a state in southeastern Australia

Victoria, capital of Seychelles

(noun) port city and the capital of Seychelles

Victoria

(noun) a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio

Victoria, Victoria Falls

(noun) a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally

Victoria

(noun) (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike

Victoria, Queen Victoria

(noun) queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Victoria

(Roman god) The Roman goddess of victory; equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike.

A female given name from Latin.

The queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901.

A placename

One of six states of Australia, situated in the south-eastern part of the continent. Capital: Melbourne.

(historical, Australia) A former colony of Britain in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia.

A city, the capital of Seychelles.

A city, the capital of British Columbia, Canada.

A rural municipality of Manitoba.

The main town of the federal territory of Labuan, Malaysia.

The City of Victoria, A settlement in Hong Kong often referred to as its capital.

A town in Grenada.

A city, the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States.

Ellipsis of Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa.

A hamlet in Roche parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9861).

A large railway terminus in central London, England.

Ellipsis of Victoria Line. of the London Underground.

A locale in the Philippines

A municipality of Laguna, Philippines.

A municipality of Northern Samar, Philippines.

A municipality of Tarlac, Philippines.

(astronomy) 12 Victoria, a main belt asteroid.

Noun

Victoria (plural Victorias)

One of an American breed of medium-sized white pigs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.

A Victoria plum.

Etymology

Noun

victoria (plural victorias)

A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front.

Source: Wiktionary

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Vic*to"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.

2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front.

3. (Astron.)

Definition: An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; -- called also Clio. Victoria cross, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor to members of the British army or navy. It was first bestowed in 1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The recipients also have a pension of £10 a year.

– Victoria green. (Chem.) See Emerald green, under Green.

– Victoria lily (Bot.), the Victoria regia. See def. 1, above.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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