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vic·to·ria
/vɪkˈtoriə, ˈtɔr-/
維多利亞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Vic·to·ri·a
prop. n.
1.
Bot.
A
genus
of
aquatic
plants
named
in
honor
of
Queen
Victoria
.
The
Victoria regia
is
a
native
of
Guiana
and
Brazil
.
Its
large
,
spreading
leaves
are
often
over
five
feet
in
diameter
,
and
have
a
rim
from
three
to
five
inches
high
;
its
immense
rose-white
flowers
sometimes
attain
a
diameter
of
nearly
two
feet
.
2.
A
kind
of
low
four-wheeled
pleasure
carriage
,
with
a
calash
top
,
designed
for
two
persons
and
the
driver
who
occupies
a
high
seat
in
front
.
3.
Astron.
An
asteroid
discovered
by
Hind
in
1850; --
called
also
Clio
.
4.
One
of
an
American
breed
of
medium-sized
white
hogs
with
a
slightly
dished
face
and
very
erect
ears
.
Victoria cross
,
a
bronze
Maltese
cross
,
awarded
for
valor
to
members
of
the
British
army
or
navy
.
It
was
first
bestowed
in
1857,
at
the
close
of
the
Crimean
war
.
The
recipients
also
have
a
pension
of
£10
a
year
.
Victoria green
.
Chem.
See
Emerald green
,
under
Green
.
Victoria lily
Bot.
,
the
Victoria regia
.
See
def
. 1,
above
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Victoria
n
1:
queen
of
Great
Britain
and
Ireland
and
empress
of
India
from
1837
to
1901 (1819-1901) [
syn
:
Queen Victoria
]
2: (
Roman
mythology
)
goddess
of
victory
;
counterpart
of
Greek
Nike
3:
a
waterfall
in
the
Zambezi
River
on
the
border
between
Zimbabwe
and
Zambia
;
diminishes
seasonally
[
syn
:
Victoria
Falls
]
4:
a
town
in
southeast
Texas
southeast
of
San
Antonio
5:
port
city
and
the
capital
of
Seychelles
[
syn
:
capital of
Seychelles
]
6:
a
state
in
southeastern
Australia
7:
capital
of
the
Canadian
province
of
British
Columbia
on
Vancouver
Island
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