Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Victoria"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Victoria \Vic*to"ri*a\, n. [NL.]
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}.

{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 [pounds]10 a year.

{Victoria green}. (Chem.) See {Emerald green}, under {Green}.


{Victoria lily} (Bot.), the {Victoria regia}. See def. 1,
above.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Victoria \Vic*to"ri*a\, n.
One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a
slightly dished face and very erect ears.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

Victoria
n 1: Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India from
1837 to 1901 (1819-1901) [syn: {Victoria}, {Queen
Victoria}]
2: goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike [syn: {Victoria}]
3: a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between
Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally [syn: {Victoria},
{Victoria Falls}]
4: a town in southeast Texas southeast of San Antonio [syn: {Victoria}]
5: port city and the capital of Seychelles [syn: {Victoria}, {capital
of Seychelles}]
6: a state in southeastern Australia [syn: {Victoria}]
7: capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on
Vancouver Island [syn: {Victoria}]


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