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Victoria

fem. proper name, Latin, literally "victory in war," also the name of the Roman goddess of victory (see victory). The Victoria cross is a decoration founded 1856 by Queen Victoria of Great Britain and awarded for acts of conspicuous bravery in battle.

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Definitions of Victoria from WordNet

Victoria (n.)
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901);
Synonyms: Queen Victoria
Victoria (n.)
(Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike;
Victoria (n.)
a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally;
Synonyms: Victoria Falls
Victoria (n.)
a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio;
Victoria (n.)
port city and the capital of Seychelles;
Synonyms: capital of Seychelles
Victoria (n.)
a state in southeastern Australia;
Victoria (n.)
capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island;
From wordnet.princeton.edu