Victoria

Examples

• All

• Hi, I'm Chris from Victoria, Australia, It's time to spin the wheel of mythicality.

• For correspondence: Dr. B.C. Campbell, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

  Academic text (2015)

• Obviously guys in Victoria just so friendly.

• You can also say you never saw Swann at Victoria Station.

  Dial M for Murder (1954)

• - Nine o'clock at Victoria Station.

  The Passionate Friends (1949)

• Cumulative harm is a concept adopted in child protection law in the Australian state of Victoria.

  Academic text (2011)

• From Kandinya in Victoria, we welcome Rowan Clancy.

  Snowtown (2011)

• Queensberry Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3053; e-mail: fwong@unimelb.edu.au.

  Academic text (2008)

• Address correspondence to: Tanya Berry, Department of Education, University of Victoria, Box 3010, Victoria BC, Canada, V8W 3N4. Voice: 250-721-6165.

  Academic text (2000)

• My family and I are planning a trip to Victoria, Australia, to explore the Great Ocean Road.

Synonyms

V

vic

vsVictoria

• Australian

5 9.7

An Australian state in the southeast named Victoria

is the full official state name rather than an abbreviated form

V

Vic

vsVictoria

• Australian

3 6.1

A short name for a woman called Victoria or for the Australian state

is the specific state name used only for the place, not for people

Compounds

L

Lake Victoria

1 2.2

The largest lake in Africa between Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania that feeds the Nile

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Victoria Cross

• UK

1 6.6

A British medal that people in the military receive for great bravery in battle

V

Victoria Falls

1 3.6

A very large, famous waterfall on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia

G

Great Victoria Desert

8.0

A large dry area in south central Australia

V

Victoria Nyanza

6.5

A very large freshwater lake in Africa also called Lake Victoria that feeds the Nile

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Victoria plum

3.7

A large sweet plum with red or yellow skin often eaten fresh

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Victoria sandwich

• UK

4.7

A light sponge cake with two thin layers and jam between them, usually sprinkled with sugar

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Victoria sponge

• UK

4.7

A light cake made from two sponge layers sandwiched with jam and usually cream

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Victoria Day

• Canadian

3.1

A public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24 to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday

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Victoria Land

8.2

A mountain area in Antarctica between the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land

Surface Forms

Etymology