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victoria

/vɪkˈtɔːɹi.ə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about victoria at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901).
  2. (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike.
  3. A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally.

Origin

Named after Queen Victoria.

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