[vik-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-; for 3 also Sp. beek-taw-ryah] 
| 1. | the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike. |
| 2. | 1819–1901, queen of Great Britain 1837–1901; empress of India 1876–1901. |
| 3. | Gua⋅da⋅lupe [gwahd-l-oop, -oo-pee; Sp. gwah-th ah-loo-pe] (Manuel Félix Fernández), 1789–1843, Mexican military and political leader: first president of the republic 1824–29. |
| 4. | To⋅más Luis de [taw-mahs lwees de] , 1548–1611, Spanish composer. |
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | a state in SE Australia. 3,832,443; 87,884 sq. mi. (227,620 sq. km). Capital: Melbourne. |
| 7. | a seaport in and the capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in SW Canada. 62,551. |
| 8. | a city in S Texas. 50,695. |
| 9. | a former name of Nyanda. |
| 10. | a port in and the capital of the Seychelles. 13,736. |
| 11. | 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). |
| 12. | Mount, a mountain on E New Guinea, in SE Papua New Guinea, in the Owen Stanley Range. 13,240 ft. (4036 m). |
| 13. | (lowercase) a low, light, four-wheeled carriage with a calash top, a seat for two passengers, and a perch in front for the driver. |
| 14. | (lowercase) an open touring car having a folding top that usually covers only the rear seat. |
| 15. | (lowercase) any of several large-leaved water lilies of the genus Victoria. Compare royal water lily. |
| 16. | a female given name. |
| Victoria, Lake also Victoria Ny·an·za (nī-ān'zə, nyän'-) A lake of east-central Africa bordered by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. It was sighted in 1858 by the British explorer John Speke, who was searching for the source of the Nile River. |
The largest lake in Africa, and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, after Lake Superior. It is on the Uganda-Tanzania-Kenya border and is also called Victoria Nyanza.
Note: Lake Victoria is a headwater reservoir for the Nile River.
Note: It was explored by Henry Stanley in 1875.
