[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. |
| a province in W Canada on the Pacific coast. 2,406,212; 366,255 sq. mi. (948,600 sq. km). Capital: Victoria. |
[hong kong] | 1. | a British crown colony comprising Hong Kong island (29 sq. mi.; 75 sq. km), Kowloon peninsula, nearby islands, and the adjacent mainland in SE China (New Territories): reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. 5,761,400; 404 sq. mi. (1046 sq. km). Capital: Victoria. |
| 2. | Victoria (def. 4). |
[sey-shel, -shelz] ) | a republic consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, NE of Madagascar: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 78,142; 175 sq. mi. (455 sq. km). Capital: Victoria. |
| vic·to·ri·a (vĭk-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-) n.
[After Victoria.] |
| Vic·to·ri·a 1 (vĭk-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-) Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Her sense of duty and strict moral code had great influence on 19th-century British society. |
Vic·to·ri·a 2 (vĭk-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)
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| 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. |
Now a special administrative region of China; formerly a British colony, located on the south coast of China on the South China Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean.
Note: China ceded the island of Hong Kong to Britain in the nineteenth century. Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule in 1997, when Britain's lease expired.
Note: One of the world's leading commercial centers, Hong Kong is home to many international corporate offices and a world-famous tailoring industry. China has given assurances that it will maintain Hong Kong's capitalistic (see capitalism) and democratic (see democracy) institutions.
Province in western Canada, bordered by Alberta to the east; Montana, Idaho, and Washington to the south; the Pacific Ocean to the west; and the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories to the north.
victoria
French carriage, named for Queen Victoria at least by 1844, and renowned for its elegance. It was first imported into England by the Prince of Wales in 1869, where it rapidly gained popularity. It was usually pulled by one or two horses
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