Victorian
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Adjective[edit]
Victorian (comparative more Victorian, superlative most Victorian)
- Of, or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or of that period.
- Of, or displaying the supposed standards or ideals of morality of that period.
- Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.
- Of, or relating to the state of Victoria in Australia.
- Based on the culture of that period.
Translations[edit]
relating to the reign of Queen Victoria
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displaying the standards of the time of Queen Victoria
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stlye of architecture
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relating to the state of Victoria in Australia
Noun[edit]
Victorian (plural Victorians)
- A person living, or born in that period, or exhibiting characteristics of the Victorian period.
- 2008 May 29 – June 4, Aimee Levitt, "Mind Your Manners", Riverfront Times, page 20,
- It was not until the late 1800s when older members of New York society... devised a daunting system of social rules — not to mention silverware — meant to repel anyone of humble origins... . It was the Victorians who gave us such useful implements as the strawberry knife.
- 2008 May 29 – June 4, Aimee Levitt, "Mind Your Manners", Riverfront Times, page 20,
- A person from the state of Victoria in Australia
Translations[edit]
person living in, or exhibiting characteristics of the Victorian period
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person from the state of Victoria in Australia
