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Vic⋅to⋅ri⋅a

  [vik-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-; for 3 also Sp. beek-taw-ryah]
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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-thah-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.
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vic·to·ri·a   (vĭk-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)   
n.  

  1. A low, light four-wheeled carriage for two with a folding top and an elevated driver's seat in front.

  2. A touring car with a folding top usually covering only the rear seat.


[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'-)   

  1. The capital of British Columbia, Canada, on southeast Vancouver Island at the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Founded in 1843 as a Hudson's Bay Company outpost, it became provincial capital in the late 1860s. Population: 78,100.

  2. The capital of Hong Kong, China, on the northwest coast of Hong Kong Island. It has extensive shipping facilities and is the seat of the University of Hong Kong (established 1911). Population: 987,000.

  3. The capital of Seychelles, on the northeast coast of Mahé Island on the Indian Ocean. Population: 24,900.

  4. A city of southeast Texas southeast of San Antonio. It is connected with the Intracoastal Waterway by the Victoria Barge Canal. Population: 62,200.

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.
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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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