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Victoria

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See also: victoria, victória, and victòria

Translingual

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Victoria amazonica (Nymphaeaceae)
Victoria gordoni (Geometridae)

Etymology

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From Latin victōria (“victory”), often in honor of Queen Victoria.

Proper noun

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Victoria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – certain waterlilies with very large flat leaves, native to the Amazon.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths native to Africa.
  3. A taxonomic genus within the order Palaeocopida – Soleaua, fossil crustaceans.
  4. A taxonomic genus within the family Scarabaeidae – certain scarab beetles; a junior synonym of the genus Hoplia.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Victoria astronomical symbol (proper noun sense 3.16)

Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyk-
Proto-Indo-European *winékti ~ *winkénti
Proto-Italic *winkō
Latin vincō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin victor
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin victōria
Latin Victōriabor.
English Victoria

    From Latin Victōria, from victōria (“victory”). Doublet of Vitória. The given name can also be analyzed as the male name Victor +‎ -ia. The places were named in honour of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

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    Victoria (countable and uncountable, plural Victorias or Victoriae)

    1. (Roman mythology) The Roman goddess of victory, the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nike.
      Synonym: Victory
    2. A female given name from Latin.
      Coordinate term: Victor (male form)
      • 1985, Dan Simmons, Song of Kali, →ISBN, pages 4, 17:
        When I had first told him the name we'd chosen for our daughter, Abe had suggested that it was a pretty damn waspy title for the offspring of an Indian princess and a Chicago pollock.- - -
        I never would have chosen the name "Victoria" but was secretly delighted by it. Amrita first suggested it one hot day in July and we treated it as a joke. It seemed that one of her earliest memories was of arriving by train at Victoria Station in Bombay. That huge edifice - one of the remnants of the British Raj, which evidently still defines India - had always filled Amrita with a sense of awe. Since that time, the name Victoria had evoked an echo of beauty, elegance and mystery in her.
      • 2025 July 31, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “‘Everyone I know in the US who has a conscience wants to leave’: Why this American woman relocated to Bali”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 2 August 2025:
        Riding along the busy, narrow roads of Bali on her scooter with the sun illuminating her face, Victoria Kjos has a clear destination in sight — the beach.
    3. Numerous places:
      2. A state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901. Capital: Melbourne.
        • 2025 September 3, Graham Readfearn, “There are just 150 of these creamy-flowered shrubs left in the world – and a Victorian fire break could destroy dozens”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
          A mere 150 round-leaf pomaderris were thought left in the world in 2021 and now a planned firebreak in Victoria could destroy dozens of the plants.
      4. A city, the capital of Seychelles.
      5. A place in Canada:
        2. A city, the capital of British Columbia.
        3. A rural municipality of Manitoba.
        4. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
        5. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
      6. A commune and city in Chile.
      7. A former department of Chile.
      8. The main town of the federal territory of Labuan, Malaysia.
      10. A town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region.
      11. A settlement in Hong Kong, often referred to as its capital; in full, the City of Victoria.
        • 1846 March 20, “FROM CHINA.”, in Christian Watchman, volume XXVII, number 12, Boston, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 3:
          On the 21st of November, the Imperial Chinese Commissioner Keying, arrived at Victoria, Hong Kong, whither he was conveyed in a British Government steamer from Whampoa, the object of his visit being the settlement of matters between the Chinese and British Governments, preparatory to the surrender of Chusan to the Chinese.
        • 1945 September 2 [1945 September 1], en, “BRITISH UNITS TAKE PART OF HONG KONG; But Admiral Is Unable to Find Japanese Commander for the Surrender Ceremony”, in The New York Times‎[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 July 2023, page 12‎[4]:
          Royal Marines, officers and men from the British cruisers Swiftsure and Euryalus have landed in the naval dockyard area at Victoria, Hong Kong, and raised the white ensign.
        • 1988 April 17, Marsha Dubrow, “HONG KONG”, in The Washington Post‎[5], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 December 2023‎[6]:
          I eased into the cut-rate canyon by taxiing around Hong Kong -- both the island and the Kowloon peninsula -- to orient myself. The major shopping district is as difficult to grasp initially as its tongue-tripping name, Tsimshatsui. This is in Kowloon, across the harbor from Victoria, Hong Kong's major business section, which also is chocked with shopping opportunities. The Star Ferry tootles between the two cities.
        • 2009, Robyn Walker, “Gander Gets His Medal”, in Sergeant Gander: A Canadian Hero‎[7], Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 72:
          He was forty-two years old when he died and has no known grave, but his name can be seen on the Hong Kong Memorial at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens in Victoria, Hong Kong.
      12. A town in Grenada.
      13. A place in the United States:
        1. A city, the county seat of Victoria County, Texas.
        2. A town in Lunenburg County, Virginia, named after Queen Victoria.
        3. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Victoria Township.
      14. A place in the United Kingdom:
        1. A hamlet in Roche parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9861).
        2. A large railway terminus in central London.
        3. A hamlet in Dunford parish, Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire, on the West Yorkshire boundary and probably named after the Victoria Inn (OS grid ref SE1705)[1]
        4. Ellipsis of Victoria Line of the London Underground.
          • 1962 October, “London gets its Victoria tube”, in Modern Railways, page 256:
            London Transport lost no time in beginning work on the new Victoria tube line following the Minister of Transport's approval of the project, announced on August 20.
        5. A community and ward in Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST315880). [2]
        6. A suburban area in Cwm community, Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1706). [3]
      15. A town in Cabañas department, El Salvador.
      16. A locale in the Philippines.
        1. A municipality of Laguna.
        2. A municipality of Northern Samar.
        3. A municipality of Tarlac.
      17. Ellipsis of Lake Victoria: the largest lake in Africa.
      18. Ellipsis of Victoria County.
      20. (astronomy) A large main-belt asteroid in the Asteroid Belt, the Solar System.
        Synonym: Asteroid Victoria

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    Noun

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    Victoria (plural Victorias)

    1. One of an American breed of medium-sized white pigs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears.
    2. A Victoria plum.
      • 1916, The Gardeners' Chronicle:
        Pears are practically a failure, and there are no early or late Plums, but Victorias are a heavy crop, of small inferior fruits.
    3. (slang) vagina
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina

    References

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    1. ^ OS: South Yorkshire
    2. ^ Ward map (Newport, Wales)
    3. ^ OS: Blaenau Gwent

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    Afrikaans

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    Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia af

    Proper noun

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    Victoria

    1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
    2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
    3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
    4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)

    Czech

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    Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia cs

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    Victoria f (relational adjective victorijský)

    1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
    2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
    3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
    4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)

    Declension

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    Declension of Victoria (sg-only feminine in -ia)
    singular
    nominative Victoria
    genitive Victorie
    dative Victorii
    accusative Victorii
    vocative Victorie
    locative Victorii
    instrumental Victorií

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    Danish

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    Etymology

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    From Latin Victōria.

    Proper noun

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    Victoria

    1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria
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    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    From English Victoria.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈʋikto(ː)riɑ/, [ˈʋikt̪o̞(ː)ˌriɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -iɑ

    Proper noun

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    Victoria

    1. (uncountable):
      1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
      2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
      3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
      4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)
    2. a female given name from Latin

    Declension

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    Inflection of Victoria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    nominative Victoria Victoriat
    genitive Victorian Victorioiden
    Victorioitten
    partitive Victoriaa Victorioita
    illative Victoriaan Victorioihin
    singular plural
    nominative Victoria Victoriat
    accusative nom. Victoria Victoriat
    gen. Victorian
    genitive Victorian Victorioiden
    Victorioitten
    Victoriain rare
    partitive Victoriaa Victorioita
    inessive Victoriassa Victorioissa
    elative Victoriasta Victorioista
    illative Victoriaan Victorioihin
    adessive Victorialla Victorioilla
    ablative Victorialta Victorioilta
    allative Victorialle Victorioille
    essive Victoriana Victorioina
    translative Victoriaksi Victorioiksi
    abessive Victoriatta Victorioitta
    instructive — Victorioin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Victoria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Victoriani Victoriani
    accusative nom. Victoriani Victoriani
    gen. Victoriani
    genitive Victoriani Victorioideni
    Victorioitteni
    Victoriaini rare
    partitive Victoriaani Victorioitani
    inessive Victoriassani Victorioissani
    elative Victoriastani Victorioistani
    illative Victoriaani Victorioihini
    adessive Victoriallani Victorioillani
    ablative Victorialtani Victorioiltani
    allative Victorialleni Victorioilleni
    essive Victorianani Victorioinani
    translative Victoriakseni Victorioikseni
    abessive Victoriattani Victorioittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — Victorioineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Victoriasi Victoriasi
    accusative nom. Victoriasi Victoriasi
    gen. Victoriasi
    genitive Victoriasi Victorioidesi
    Victorioittesi
    Victoriaisi rare
    partitive Victoriaasi Victorioitasi
    inessive Victoriassasi Victorioissasi
    elative Victoriastasi Victorioistasi
    illative Victoriaasi Victorioihisi
    adessive Victoriallasi Victorioillasi
    ablative Victorialtasi Victorioiltasi
    allative Victoriallesi Victorioillesi
    essive Victorianasi Victorioinasi
    translative Victoriaksesi Victorioiksesi
    abessive Victoriattasi Victorioittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — Victorioinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Victoriamme Victoriamme
    accusative nom. Victoriamme Victoriamme
    gen. Victoriamme
    genitive Victoriamme Victorioidemme
    Victorioittemme
    Victoriaimme rare
    partitive Victoriaamme Victorioitamme
    inessive Victoriassamme Victorioissamme
    elative Victoriastamme Victorioistamme
    illative Victoriaamme Victorioihimme
    adessive Victoriallamme Victorioillamme
    ablative Victorialtamme Victorioiltamme
    allative Victoriallemme Victorioillemme
    essive Victorianamme Victorioinamme
    translative Victoriaksemme Victorioiksemme
    abessive Victoriattamme Victorioittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — Victorioinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Victorianne Victorianne
    accusative nom. Victorianne Victorianne
    gen. Victorianne
    genitive Victorianne Victorioidenne
    Victorioittenne
    Victoriainne rare
    partitive Victoriaanne Victorioitanne
    inessive Victoriassanne Victorioissanne
    elative Victoriastanne Victorioistanne
    illative Victoriaanne Victorioihinne
    adessive Victoriallanne Victorioillanne
    ablative Victorialtanne Victorioiltanne
    allative Victoriallenne Victorioillenne
    essive Victoriananne Victorioinanne
    translative Victoriaksenne Victorioiksenne
    abessive Victoriattanne Victorioittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — Victorioinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Victoriansa Victoriansa
    accusative nom. Victoriansa Victoriansa
    gen. Victoriansa
    genitive Victoriansa Victorioidensa
    Victorioittensa
    Victoriainsa rare
    partitive Victoriaansa Victorioitaan
    Victorioitansa
    inessive Victoriassaan
    Victoriassansa     		Victorioissaan
    Victorioissansa
    elative Victoriastaan
    Victoriastansa     		Victorioistaan
    Victorioistansa
    illative Victoriaansa Victorioihinsa
    adessive Victoriallaan
    Victoriallansa     		Victorioillaan
    Victorioillansa
    ablative Victorialtaan
    Victorialtansa     		Victorioiltaan
    Victorioiltansa
    allative Victorialleen
    Victoriallensa     		Victorioilleen
    Victorioillensa
    essive Victorianaan
    Victorianansa     		Victorioinaan
    Victorioinansa
    translative Victoriakseen
    Victoriaksensa     		Victorioikseen
    Victorioiksensa
    abessive Victoriattaan
    Victoriattansa     		Victorioittaan
    Victorioittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — Victorioineen
    Victorioinensa
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    • Victoria is the 375th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,115 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,527 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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    Victoria f

    1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Victoria
    2. Victoria (the lake)
    3. Victoria (the capital city of Seychelles)
    4. Victoria (the capital city of British Columbia, Canada)
    5. Victoria (a state of Australia; capital and largest city: Melbourne)
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    Descendants

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    • → Afar: Viktooríya

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    Victoria

    1. a female given name from Latin, variant of Viktoria

    Latin

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    Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *weyk-
    Proto-Indo-European *winékti ~ *winkénti
    Proto-Italic *winkō
    Latin vincō
    Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
    Proto-Italic *-tōr
    Latin -tor
    Latin victor
    Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
    Proto-Italic *-ijos
    Proto-Italic *-ios
    Old Latin -ios
    Latin -ius
    Latin -ia
    Latin victōria
    Latin Victōria

      From victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”) + -ia.

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      Victōria f sg (genitive Victōriae); first declension

      1. Victoria, an ancient Roman

      Declension

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      First-declension noun, singular only.

      singular
      nominative Victōria
      genitive Victōriae
      dative Victōriae
      accusative Victōriam
      ablative Victōriā
      vocative Victōria

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      References

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      • “Victoria”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
      • Victoria, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

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      Proper noun

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      Victoria

      1. a female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Viktoria

      Polish

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      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pl

      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English Victoria, from Latin Victōria, from victōria.

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      Victoria f

      1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
      2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
      3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
      4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)

      Declension

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      Declension of Victoria
      singular
      nominative Victoria
      genitive Victorii
      dative Victorii
      accusative Victorię
      instrumental Victorią
      locative Victorii
      vocative Victorio

      Further reading

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      • “Victoria”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[8] (in Polish)

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      Proper noun

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      Victoria f

      1. a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Victor, equivalent to English Victoria

      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      From victoria, definite form of victorie (“victory”).

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      Victoria f

      1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
      2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
      3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
      4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)
      5. a village in Hlipiceni, Botoșani County, Romania
      6. a village in Stăuceni, Botoșani County, Romania
      7. a city in Brașov County, Romania
      8. a commune of Brăila County, Romania
      9. a village in Victoria, Brăila County, Romania
      10. a commune of Iași County, Romania
      11. a village in Victoria, Iași County, Romania
      12. a village in Nufăru, Tulcea County, Romania

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      Etymology

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      From the Latin Victoria; also shortened from María (de la) Victoria, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Victory".

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      • IPA(key): /biɡˈtoɾja/ [biɣ̞ˈt̪o.ɾja]
      • Rhymes: -oɾja
      • Syllabification: Vic‧to‧ria

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      Victoria f

      1. a female given name from Latin
      2. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
      3. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
      4. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
      5. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)
      6. Victoria (a town in Cabañas department, El Salvador)
      7. Victoria (a commune and city in Victoria, Chile)
      8. (historical) a department of Chile

      Swedish

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      Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Victoria f (genitive Victorias)

      1. a female given name from Latin, variant of Viktoria

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      Victoria n (genitive Victorias)

      1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
      2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
      3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
      4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)

      Vietnamese

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      Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia vi

      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English Tasmania.

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      Victoria

      1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
      2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
      3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
      4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)

      See also

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      states and territories of Australia: tiểu bang và vùng lãnh thổ Úcedit

      Welsh

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from English Victoria.

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      Victoria f (not mutable)

      1. Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)
      2. Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)
      3. Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)
      4. Victoria (a town and local council, the capital of the Gozo Region)
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