| 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
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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