Victoria

Victoria
Victoria
Victoria1 [vik tôr′ē ə]
n.
[L, VICTORY]
a feminine name: dim. Vicki, Vickie, Vicky; equiv. Fr. Victoire, It. Vittoria, Sp. Vitoria
Victoria2 [vik tôr′ē ə]
(born Alexandrina Victoria) 1819-1901; queen of Great Britain & Ireland (1837-1901); empress of India (1876-1901): granddaughter of George III
Victoria3 [vik tôr′ē ə]
1. state of Australia, in the SE part: 88,075 sq mi (228,113 sq km); pop. 4,244,000; cap. Melbourne
2. former name for HONG KONG (the city)
3. [after Queen VICTORIA2] capital of British Columbia, Canada: seaport on SE Vancouver Island: pop. 74,000
4. capital of the Seychelles, on Mahé island: pop. 24,000
5. [orig. name Sp Guadalupe Victoria, after the 1st president (1824-28) of the Mexican Republic] city in SE Tex.: pop. 61,000
6. Lake lake in E Africa, bounded by Kenya, Uganda, & Tanzania: 26,828 sq mi (69,484 sq km)
7. [after Queen VICTORIA2] island of the Arctic Archipelago, Canada, east of Banks Island: 83,896 sq mi (217,290 sq km)

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