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victoria

Syllables: Vic·to·ria/vɪkˈtɔːɹi.ə/UK/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹi.ə/

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victoria noun: 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.

Noun (1)

victoria (plural victorias)

  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.
    • It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 6
    • The Muslim ladies who earlier moved out in covered palanquins, dolis and muhafas or completely veiled coaches and victorias are now obliged to go about in tongas, rikshaws and buses leaving aside the earlier scruples.1972, Abulhasan 'Ali Nadvi, The Musalman, page 42

Proper noun capitalized: Victoria

Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)

  1. (Roman) The Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike.
    Synonyms:
    Victory
  2. A female given name from Latin.
    • When I had first told him the name we'd chosen for our daughter, Abe had suggested that it was a pretty damn waspy title for the offspring of an Indian princess and a Chicago pollock.- - -
      I never would have chosen the name "Victoria" but was secretly delighted by it. Amrita first suggested it one...1985, Dan Simmons, Song of Kali, →ISBN, pages 4, 17
    • Riding along the busy, narrow roads of Bali on her scooter with the sun illuminating her face, Victoria Kjos has a clear destination in sight — the beach.2025 July 31, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “‘Everyone I know in the US who has a conscience wants to leave’: Why this American woman relocated to Bali”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025
  3. A state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901. Capital: Melbourne.
    • A mere 150 round-leaf pomaderris were thought left in the world in 2021 and now a planned firebreak in Victoria could destroy dozens of the plants.2025 September 3, Graham Readfearn, “There are just 150 of these creamy-flowered shrubs left in the world – and a Victorian fire break could destroy dozens”, in The Guardian
  4. A city, the capital of Seychelles.
  5. A city, the capital of British Columbia.
  6. A rural municipality of Manitoba.
  7. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  8. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
  9. A commune and city in Chile.
  10. A former department of Chile.
  11. The main town of the federal territory of Labuan, Malaysia.
  12. A town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region.
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  1. A settlement in Hong Kong, often referred to as its capital; in full, the City of Victoria.
    • On the 21st of November, the Imperial Chinese Commissioner Keying, arrived at Victoria, Hong Kong, whither he was conveyed in a British Government steamer from Whampoa, the object of his visit being the settlement of matters between the Chinese and British Governments, preparatory to the surrender...1846 March 20, “FROM CHINA.”, in Christian Watchman, volume XXVII, number 12, Boston, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 3
    • Royal Marines, officers and men from the British cruisers Swiftsure and Euryalus have landed in the naval dockyard area at Victoria, Hong Kong, and raised the white ensign.1945 September 2 [1945 September 1], en, “BRITISH UNITS TAKE PART OF HONG KONG; But Admiral Is Unable to Find Japanese Commander for the Surrender Ceremony”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y....
  2. A town in Grenada.
  3. A city, the county seat of Victoria County, Texas.
  4. A town in Lunenburg County, Virginia, named after Queen Victoria.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Victoria Township.
  6. A hamlet in Roche parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9861).
  7. A large railway terminus in central London.
  8. A hamlet in Dunford parish, Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, on the West Yorkshire boundary and probably named after the Victoria Inn (OS grid ref SE1705)
  9. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Victoria Line of the London Underground.
    • London Transport lost no time in beginning work on the new Victoria tube line following the Minister of Transport's approval of the project, announced on August 20.1962 October, “London gets its Victoria tube”, in Modern Railways, page 256
  10. A community and ward in Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST315880).
  11. A suburban area in Cwm community, Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1706).
  12. A town in Cabañas department, El Salvador.
  13. A municipality of Laguna.
  14. A municipality of Northern Samar.
  15. A municipality of Tarlac.
  16. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Lake Victoria: the largest lake in Africa.
  17. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Victoria County.
  18. A large main-belt asteroid in the Asteroid Belt, the Solar System.

Noun (2) capitalized: Victoria

Victoria (plural Victorias)

  1. One of an American breed of medium-sized white pigs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.
  2. A Victoria plum.
    • Pears are practically a failure, and there are no early or late Plums, but Victorias are a heavy crop, of small inferior fruits.1916, The Gardeners' Chronicle
  3. (slang) vagina

victoria meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

victoria in Hindi

विक्टोरिया, विक्टोरीया

victoria in Tamil

விக்டோரியா, விக்டோரீயா

victoria in Marathi

व्हिक्टोरिया, विक्टोरिया, विक्टोरीया

victoria in Urdu

وکٹوریہ, وکٹوریا
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victoria in Bengali
ভিক্টোরিয়া, ভিক্তোরিয়া
victoria in Telugu
విక్టోరియా
victoria in Malayalam
വിക്ടോറിയ, വിക്കോറിയ
victoria in Kannada
ವಿಕ್ಟೋರಿಯಾ, ವಿಕ್ಟೊರಿಯಾ
victoria in Punjabi
ਵਿਕਟੋਰੀਆ
victoria in Gujarati
વિક્ટોરિયા, વિક્ટોરીયા
victoria in Odia
ଭିକ୍ଟୋରିଆ, ଭିକ୍ଟୋରିଯ଼ା
victoria in Nepali
विक्टोरिया, भिक्टोरिया, विक्टोरीया

Examples of victoria in a sentence

  • Victoria & Nidia beat Stratus & Kim in 3:45 when Victoria schoolgirled Kim.
  • Victoria is not a happy hunting ground for the seeker after the picturesque.
  • Victoria publishes a map of swooping sites, and the website MagpieAlert also allows users to record swoopers near them.

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Synonyms of victoria

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Forms of victoria

Noun
pluralvictorias
pluralVictorias
Proper noun
pluralVictorias
pluralVictoriae

Plural of victoria: victorias

Origin of victoria

Named after Queen Victoria.

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.

Words formed from victoria

Phrases with victoria

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Words that rhyme with victoria

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Questions about victoria

What does victoria mean?
Victoria means 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.
What is victoria in Hindi?
Victoria in Hindi is विक्टोरिया, विक्टोरीया. See Victoria meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is victoria?
Victoria can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce victoria?
Victoria is pronounced /vɪkˈtɔːɹi.ə/.
What is the plural of victoria?
The plural of victoria is victorias.

Words near victoria in the dictionary

  1. victor's justice
  2. Victorello
  3. victoress
  4. victoresses
  5. victorfish
  6. victoria
  7. Victoria blue
  8. Victoria blues
  9. Victoria Bridge
  10. Victoria County
  11. Victoria crape

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Adapted from Wiktionary: victoria (page history and authors); Victoria (page history and authors); victoria (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); victoria (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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