victoria

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vic·to·ria | \ vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ə

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: a low four-wheeled pleasure carriage for two with a folding top and a raised seat in front for the driver

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Vic·to·ria | \ vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ə

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1819–1901 Alexandrina Victoria queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901)

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Tomás Luis de circa 1548–1611 Spanish composer

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Vic·to·ria | \ vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ə

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1 city on the Guadalupe River in southeastern Texas population 62,592

2 city in southern British Columbia, Canada, on southeastern Vancouver Island population 80,017

Note: Victoria is the capital of British Columbia.

3 river 350 miles (563 kilometers) long in the northwestern part of the Northern Territory, Australia, flowing north and northwest to the Timor Sea

4 state of southeastern Australia; capital Melbourne area 87,884 square miles (228,498 square kilometers), population 5,354,042

5 or Hong Kong \ ˈhäŋ-ˌkäŋ

, -ˈkäŋ ; ˈhȯŋ-ˌkȯŋ , -ˈkȯŋ \ city and port in Hong Kong special administrative region, China, on the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island population 992,000

Note: Victoria served as the capital of Hong Kong colony.

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun His central discovery was centered on a North American jellyfish, Aequorea victoria, sometimes called the crystal jelly. — Harrison Smith, The Seattle Times, "Osamu Shimomura, atomic blast survivor and Nobel-winning chemist, dies at 90," 23 Oct. 2018 VICTORIA, British Columbia — Two days before he was scheduled to die, John Shields roused in his hospice bed with an unusual idea. — Catherine Porter Photographs And Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, "At His Own Wake, Celebrating Life and the Gift of Death," 25 May 2017

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