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Victoria
Victoria, Africa, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Burma, Canada, Chile, China (Hong Kong), Grenada, Guinea, Honduras, Malaysia, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Seychelles, USA 1. A land in Antarctica, a state in Australia, cities, towns, islands, lakes, mountains, rivers, and waterfalls have this name. Many are named after Queen Victoria†.2. Australia: a state. Part of the colony of New South Wales, it was hived off in 1851 to become a colony in its own right named after the queen. It became a state when the Commonwealth of Australia was established in 1901.3. Canada (British Columbia): founded as a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post in 1843 called Fort Camosun, it was subsequently renamed Fort Victoria in honour of the queen.4. East Africa: a large lake called by the locals Ukerewe (which is now the name of an island within the lake) before it was given the name Victoria in honour of the queen by John Hanning Speke (1827–64), a British explorer who was the first European to see the lake in 1858 and the first to realize that it was the source of the White Nile. It is also called Victoria Nyanza from the Bantu nyanza ‘lake’.5. Seychelles: founded in 1841 as Port Victoria after the queen, the ‘Port’ later being dropped.6. USA (Texas): founded in 1824 by the Spanish and so named as a tribute to Guadalupe Victoria (1786–1843), the first Mexican president (1824–9). He changed his name from Manuel Félix Fernández to honour Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico.7. Zambia‐Zimbabwe: waterfalls on the Zambezi River locally called Mosi‐oa‐Tunya ‘The Smoke that thunders’. The first European to discover them, in 1855, was David Livingstone (1813–73), the Scottish explorer; he named them in honour of Queen Victoria.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Victoria." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Victoria." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Victoria.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Victoria." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Victoria.html |
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Victoria city (2001 est. pop. 1,035,000), capital of China's special administrative region of Hong Kong . The city, commonly known as Hong Kong, is on the NW shore of Hong Kong island, at the foot of Victoria Peak. A busy world seaport with extensive shipbuilding yards, it has a fine natural deepwater harbor, across from which lies Kowloon. Densely populated, Victoria is Hong Kong's main administrative, economic, and cultural center, and is the site of many corporate headquarters and international banking facilities. Tourism is also economically important. The Univ. of Hong Kong (1911) is there. Victoria was founded by the British in 1843. |
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"Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VictoriaHK.html "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VictoriaHK.html |
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Victoria city (1990 pop. 55,076), seat of Victoria co., S Tex., on the Guadalupe River, in a prosperous farm, cattle, and oil area. The Victoria Barge Canal (completed in 1962) connects the city with the Intracoastal Waterway . Victoria has factories manufacturing storage tanks, plastics, steel, polyethylene, and oil-drilling and -rig equipment. It is the seat of the Univ. of Houston at Victoria. A zoo and museums of history and fine arts are also in the city. To the south are the Padre Island National Seashore and a national wildlife refuge. |
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"Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VictoriaUS.html "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VictoriaUS.html |
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Victoria (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa), 1840–1901, empress of Germany, daughter of Victoria of England. In 1858 she married the German crown prince (later Emperor Frederick III ). After her husband's death in 1888, she was generally known as Empress Frederick. An English liberal, she was bitterly hostile to the imperial chancellor Otto von Bismarck but was unable to make her dislike effective. Her letters were published in English in 1928.
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"Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Victoria2.html "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Victoria2.html |
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Victoria or Port Victoria, town (1987 pop. 24,325), capital of the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean. A port on the NE coast of Mahé Island, Victoria is an administrative, commercial, tourist, and shipping center. Copra, essential oils and spices, and fish products are exported. Victoria has a botanic garden and a polytechnic institute; Seychelles International airport is to the southeast. |
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"Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VictoriaSey.html "Victoria." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VictoriaSey.html |
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Victoria (family Nymphaeaceae) A genus of giant water-lilies (V. amazonica, formerly V. regia), famous for its enormous, almost circular leaves, up to 2m across with radial rims, and V. cruziana, which occur in rivers and lakes in the Amazon region.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Victoria." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Victoria." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Victoria.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Victoria." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Victoria.html |
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Victoria ♀ (Spanish) From Latin.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Victoria." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Victoria." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Victoria1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Victoria." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Victoria1.html |
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"victoria." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "victoria." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-victoria.html "victoria." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-victoria.html |
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