the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
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1819–1901, queen of Great Britain 1837–1901; empress of India 1876–1901.
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Gua⋅da⋅lupe /ˌgwɑdlˈup,-ˈupi;Sp.ˌgwɑðɑˈlupɛ/Show Spelled Pronunciation[gwahd-l-oop,-oo-pee;Sp.gwah-thah-loo-pe]Show IPA Pronunciation(Manuel Félix Fernández), 1789–1843, Mexican military and political leader: first president of the republic 1824–29.
Also called Hong Kong, Xianggang.a seaport in and the capital of the Hong Kong colony, on the N coast of Hong Kong island, facing the seaport of Kowloon. 1,100,000.
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a state in SE Australia. 3,832,443; 87,884 sq. mi. (227,620 sq. km). Capital:Melbourne.
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a seaport in and the capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in SW Canada. 62,551.
a port in and the capital of the Seychelles. 13,736.
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Lake. Also called Victoria Nyanza.a lake in E central Africa, in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya: second largest freshwater lake in the world; source of the White Nile. 26,828 sq. mi. (69,485 sq. km).
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Mount, a mountain on E New Guinea, in SE Papua New Guinea, in the Owen Stanley Range. 13,240 ft. (4036 m).
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(lowercase) a low, light, four-wheeled carriage with a calash top, a seat for two passengers, and a perch in front for the driver.
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(lowercase) an
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open touring car having a folding top that usually covers only the rear seat.
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(lowercase) any of several large-leaved water lilies of the genus Victoria.Compare royal water lily.
Victoria capital of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island, overlooking Juan de Fuca Strait. One of the province's oldest communities, it was founded in 1843 as a ...
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Service, Robert W. popular verse writer called "the Canadian Kipling" for rollicking ballads of the "frozen North," notably "The Shooting of Dan McGrew."
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