a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood, two passenger seats, and a seat in front for the driver
2. Also called: victoria plum British
a large sweet variety of plum, red and yellow in colour
3.
any South American giant water lily of the genus Victoria, having very large floating leaves and large white, red, or pink fragrant flowers: family Nymphaeaceae
Word origin
C19: all named after Queen Victoria
Victoria in British English1
(vɪkˈtɔːrɪə)
noun
1.
a state of SE Australia: part of New South Wales colony until 1851; semiarid in the northwest, with the Great Dividing Range in the centre and east and the Murray River along the N border. Capital: Melbourne. Pop: 5 713 000 (2013 est). Area: 227 620 sq km (87 884 sq miles)
2. Lake Victoria
3.
a port in SW Canada, capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island: founded in 1843 by the Hudson's Bay Company; made capital of British Columbia in 1868; university (1963). Pop: 80 032(2011)
4.
the capital of the Seychelles, a port on NE Mahé. Pop: 25 500 (2004 est)
5.
an urban area in S China, part of Hong Kong, on N Hong Kong Island: financial and administrative district; university (1911); the name tends not to be used officially since reunification of Hong Kong with China in 1997
6. Mount Victoria
Victoria in British English2
(vɪkˈtɔːrɪə)
noun
1.
1819–1901, queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1840). Her sense of vocation did much to restore the prestige of the British monarchy
2. (Spanish bikˈtorja)
Tomás Luis de. ?1548–1611, Spanish composer of motets and masses in the polyphonic style
Victoria in British English3
(vɪkˈtɔːrɪə)
noun
the Roman goddess of victory
Greek counterpart: Nike
Victoria in American English1
(vɪkˈtɔriə)
noun
a feminine name: dim. Vicki, Vickie, Vicky; equiv. Fr. Victoire, It. Vittoria, Sp. Vitoria
Word origin
L, victory
Victoria in American English2
(vɪkˈtɔriə)
(born Alexandrina Victoria) 1819-1901; queen of Great Britain & Ireland (1837-1901); empress of India (1876-1901): granddaughter of George III
Victoria in American English3
(vɪkˈtɔriə)
1.
state of Australia, in the SE part: 88,075 sq mi (228,113 sq km); pop. 4,244,000; cap. Melbourne
2. Obsolete
Hong Kong (the city)
3.
capital of British Columbia, Canada: seaport on SE Vancouver Island: pop. 74,000
4.
capital of the Seychelles, on Mahé island: pop. 24,000
5.
city in SE Tex.: pop. 61,000
6.
Lakelake in E Africa, bounded by Kenya, Uganda, & Tanzania: 26,828 sq mi (69,484 sq km)
7.
island of the Arctic Archipelago, Canada, east of Banks Island: 83,896 sq mi (217,290 sq km)
Word origin
(senses 3 and 7) after Queen Victoria2; (sense 5) orig. name Sp Guadalupe Victoria, after the 1st president (1824-28) of the Mexican Republic
victoria in American English
(vɪkˈtɔriə)
noun
1.
a late-19th-cent. four-wheeled carriage for two passengers, with a folding top andhigh seat in front for the coachman
2.
an early touring automobile with a folding top over the rear seat
3.
any of a genus (Victoria) of South American waterlilies (family Nymphaeaceae) with platterlike leaves up toseven feet wide and large, night-blooming flowers
Word origin
after Queen Victoria2
Examples of 'victoria' in a sentence
victoria
She ate scones thick with butter and newly made strawberry jam, victoria sponge, eccles cakes, potted meat sandwiches, ginger parkin.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION
Word lists with
victoria
capital, Roman, inhabitant, lake, mountain, Famous rulers, Australian States and Territories
All related terms of 'victoria'
Lake Victoria
a lake in East Africa, in Tanzania , Uganda , and Kenya , at an altitude of 1134 m (3720 ft): the largest lake in Africa and second largest in the world; drained by the Victoria Nile . Area: 69 485 sq km (26 828 sq miles)
Victoria Day
the Monday preceding May 24: observed in Canada as a national holiday in commemoration of the birthday of Queen Victoria
Victoria Land
a section of Antarctica , largely in the Ross Dependency on the Ross Sea
Victoria Nile
upper course of the Nile , flowing from Lake Victoria into Lake Albert : c. 250 mi (402 km)
victoria plum
a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood , two passenger seats, and a seat in front for the driver
Ciudad Victoria
a city in E central Mexico , capital of Tamaulipas state. Pop: 285 000 (2005 est)
Mount Victoria
a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea : the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height : 4073 m (13 363 ft)
Victoria Cross
the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to the British and Commonwealth armed forces: instituted in 1856 by Queen Victoria
Victoria Desert
a desert in S Australia , in SE Western Australia and W South Australia. Area: 323 750 sq km (125 000 sq miles)
Victoria Falls
a major waterfall on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia , on the Zambezi River. Height : about 108 m (355 ft). Width : about 1400 m (4500 ft)
Victoria Island
a large island in the Canadian Arctic , in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. Area: about 212 000 sq km (82 000 sq miles)
Victoria Nyanza
a state of SE Australia : part of New South Wales colony until 1851; semiarid in the northwest , with the Great Dividing Range in the centre and east and the Murray River along the N border . Capital: Melbourne . Pop: 5 713 000 (2013 est). Area: 227 620 sq km (87 884 sq miles)
Great Victoria Desert
a desert in S Australia , in SE Western Australia and W South Australia. Area: 323 750 sq km (125 000 sq miles)
Victoria de Durango
a state in N central Mexico : high plateau , with the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west ; irrigated agriculture (esp cotton ) and rich mineral resources . Capital: Durango . Pop: 1 448 661 (2000). Area: 119 648 sq km (46 662 sq miles)
Victoria and Albert Museum
a museum of the fine and applied arts in London , originating from 1856 and given its present name and site in 1899
Durango
a state in N central Mexico : high plateau , with the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west ; irrigated agriculture (esp cotton ) and rich mineral resources . Capital: Durango. Pop: 1 448 661 (2000). Area: 119 648 sq km (46 662 sq miles)