Victoria
[vɪk'tɔːrɪə] or [vɪk'torɪə]
Definition
(noun.) capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island.
(noun.) a state in southeastern Australia.
(noun.) port city and the capital of Seychelles.
(noun.) a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio.
(noun.) a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally.
(noun.) (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike.
(noun.) queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901).
Editor: Peter--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.
(n.) 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.
(n.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; -- called also Clio.
Editor: Sasha
Definition
n. a genus of gigantic aquatic plants of the water-lily family native to South America its one species Victoria regia named after Queen Victoria: a low light four-wheeled carriage seating two having a calash top.—adj. Victō′rian relating to the reign of Queen Victoria which began in 1837: relating to the colony of Victoria in Australia.—Victoria cross a decoration consisting of a bronze Maltese cross founded by Queen Victoria in 1856 and awarded for conspicuous bravery on the field.
Checker: Maryann
Examples
- The Columbia two-seated Dos-a-Dos (Fig. 188), Woods’ Victoria Hansom Cab, and the Riker Electric Delivery Wagon are representative types of the modern electric automobile. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Before the death of Queen Victoria, English shop assistants were being badgered to attend evening classes to learn French. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Into this you will step, and you will reach Victoria in time for the Continental express. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- This is Clapham Junction, if I am not mistaken, and we shall be in Victoria in less than ten minutes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- They have evidently taken the precaution of watching you, however, and that is what has brought Moriarty to Victoria. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Victor Hatherley, hydraulic engineer, 16A, Victoria Street (3rd floor). Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- You will dispatch whatever luggage you intend to take by a trusty messenger unaddressed to Victoria to-night. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Another and still grander example of this style of bridge is the Victoria at Montreal, Canada. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In 1877, Lord Beaconsfield, to complete this work, caused Queen Victoria to be proclaimed Empress of India. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I was no more myself to him, than I was Queen Victoria. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- This is a map of the Colony of Victoria, he said. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But when Queen Victoria, in 1842, used the railway to go from London to Windsor, the last resistance ended, and the Iron Duke, together with the rest of his order, followed the Queen’s example. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Mr. McCarthy was the only man alive who had known dad in the old days in Victoria. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Editor: Rosanne