Victorians

Noun (1)

Victorian (plural Victorians)

1. A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.
   • What a perfect Victorian you are, Charles. I should like to keep you in a glass case.1930, Dorothy L. Sayers, Strong Poison
2. An item of furniture from that period.
3. (US) A house built in the Victorian architectural style.
   • The commercial resurgence brought about by the area's changing tastes is reflected in midtown's conglomeration of refurbished Victorians, apartments, specialty shops, offices, corner groceries, restaurants, single-family homes, and bed and breakfast inns.1987, Faren Maree Bachelis, “Downtown Sacramento”, in The Pelican Guide to Sacramento and the Gold Country (A Firebird Press Book), Gretna, New Orleans, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 86

Noun (2)

Victorian (plural Victorians)

1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.

Noun (3)

Victorian (plural Victorians)

1. (Canada) A native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.

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