Victoria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike.
  2. A female given name from Latin.
  3. Numerous places:
  4. A state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901. Capital: Melbourne.
  5. A city, the capital of Seychelles.
  6. A place in Canada:
  7. A city, the capital of British Columbia.
  8. A rural municipality of Manitoba.
  9. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  10. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
  11. A commune and city in Chile.
  12. A former department of Chile.
noun
  1. One of an American breed of medium-sized white pigs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.
  2. A Victoria plum.
  3. vagina
noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹi.ə/ en-ca-Victoria.ogg en-au-Victoria.ogg /vɪkˈtɔːɹi.ə/

Word forms

Victoria Victorias Victoriae

Etymology

From Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor + -ia. The places were named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

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