Victoria

Victoria, Lake also Victoria Ny·an·za  (n-nz, nyän-)

A lake of east-central Africa bordered by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. It was sighted in 1858 by the British explorer John Speke, who was searching for the source of the Nile River.

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Vic·to·ri·a ¹  (vk-tôr-, -tr-) 1819-1901.

Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Her sense of duty and strict moral code had great influence on 19th-century British society.

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Vic·to·ri·a ²  (vk-tôr-, -tr-)

1. The capital of British Columbia, Canada, on southeast Vancouver Island at the eastern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Founded in 1843 as a Hudson's Bay Company outpost, it became provincial capital in the late 1860s. Population: 78,100.

2. The capital of Hong Kong, China, on the northwest coast of Hong Kong Island. It has extensive shipping facilities and is the seat of the University of Hong Kong (established 1911). Population: 987,000.

3. The capital of Seychelles, on the northeast coast of Mahé Island on the Indian Ocean. Population: 24,900.

4. A city of southeast Texas southeast of San Antonio. It is connected with the Intracoastal Waterway by the Victoria Barge Canal. Population: 62,200.

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vic·to·ri·a  (vk-tôr-, -tr-)

n.

1. A low, light four-wheeled carriage for two with a folding top and an elevated driver's seat in front.

2. A touring car with a folding top usually covering only the rear seat.

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[After Victoria.]

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victoria

Noun

1. a large sweet red-and-yellow plum

2. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood [after Queen Victoria]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Victoria - queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901) Queen Victoria Hanoverian line, House of Hanover, Hanover - the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
	2.	Victoria - (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans
	3.	Victoria - a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally Victoria Falls Northern Rhodesia, Republic of Zambia, Zambia - a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964 Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 Zambezi, Zambezi River - an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean
	4.	Victoria - a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
	5.	Victoria - port city and the capital of Seychelles capital of Seychelles Republic of Seychelles, Seychelles - a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
	6.	Victoria - a state in southeastern Australia Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony Melbourne - the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center
	7.	Victoria - capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island British Columbia - a province in western Canada