Victoria
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- Victoria (name)Victoria (name)-Origin, meaning and forms:Victoria is the Latin word for 'victory' and is used as the feminine form corresponding to the name Victor. Hence, Victoria Salvador means 'victory to the savior'...
, word origin and list of people - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Empress of India (1819–1901)
- Victoria, Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Crown Princess of SwedenVictoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
(born 1977) - Victoria of BadenVictoria of BadenVictoria of Baden was a Queen consort of Sweden by her marriage to King Gustaf V of Sweden. She was politically active in a conservative fashion during the development of democracy and known as a pro-German during the First World War.-Birth:Princess Viktoria was born on 7 August 1862 at the castle...
(1862–1930), the queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V - Victoria (Gallic Empire) (died c. 270), 3rd century figure in the Gallic Empire
- Lisa Marie VaronLisa Marie VaronLisa Marie Varon , is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and fitness competitor of Puerto Rican and Turkish descent...
(born 1971), a professional wrestler who used to go by the ring name of Victoria
- Manuel VictoriaManuel VictoriaManuel Victoria was Governor of the Mexican territory of Alta California from January 1831 to 6 December 1831.The revolt leading to his twelve month abbreviated tenure and subsequent exile were due to his nullifying the order of his predecessor, José María de Echeandía, to secularize the missions...
(died 1833), Mexican governor of Alta California in 1831 - Tomás Luis de VictoriaTomás Luis de VictoriaTomás Luis de Victoria, sometimes Italianised as da Vittoria , was the most famous composer of the 16th century in Spain, and one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Giovanni da Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an...
(1540s–1611), Renaissance-era composer
- Victoria (Australia)Victoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, the state - Victoria, British ColumbiaVictoria, British ColumbiaVictoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, Canada, provincial capital- Greater Victoria, British ColumbiaGreater Victoria, British ColumbiaGreater Victoria is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is a cultural rather than political entity, usually defined as the thirteen easternmost municipalities of the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island but also includes adjoining areas and...
, metropolitan around the provincial capital - Victoria (electoral districts)Victoria (electoral districts)This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts and senate divisions in Canada using the name of Victoria, or located in, the area of the city of Victoria.-Current federal electoral districts:...
, electoral constituencies in Canada named Victoria - Victoria City (electoral district)Victoria City (electoral district)Victoria City was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1924. This riding was created in 1903...
, historical federal electoral constituency in Canada - Victoria City (provincial electoral district)Victoria City (provincial electoral district)Victoria City was one of the first twelve provincial electoral districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada, upon its entry into Confederation that year. It was originally a four-member riding, and elected to the Legislature several prominent Members of the Legislative Assembly and...
, historical provincial electoral constituency
- Greater Victoria, British Columbia
- Victoria (crater)Victoria (crater)Victoria is an impact crater on Mars located at 2.05°S, 5.50°W in Meridiani Planum, visited by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. It is roughly 730 metres wide, nearly eight times the size of the crater Endurance, visited by Opportunity from sols 951 to 1630...
, an impact crater on Mars - Victoria, ChileVictoria, ChileVictoria is a city and commune in Malleco Province of Araucanía Region, Chile. It is the second most populous city in the province of Malleco, and is the gateway to the area known as Araucanía Andina, with attractions such as the Tolhuaca National Park , the Baths of Tolhuaca Malalcahuello National...
, a city in Malleco Province, southern Chile - Victoria, LabuanVictoria, LabuanVictoria is the capital of the Malaysian Federal Territory of Labuan, an island off the north coast of Borneo. Though the term Bandar Labuan is more prominently used than the former. The Financial Park along Jalan Merdeka houses the international offshore banks, insurance and trust companies...
, the capital of the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia - Victoria, Gozo
- Victoria, SeychellesVictoria, SeychellesVictoria is the capital city of the Seychelles and is situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, which is the main island of the archipelago. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government...
, capital of Seychelles - Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico, state capital
- Victoria, TexasVictoria, TexasVictoria is a city in and the seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 60,603 at the 2000 census. The three counties of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 111,163 at the 2000 census,...
, United States - Victoria, BraşovVictoria, BrasovVictoria is a town in the western part of Braşov County, Romania, near the Făgăraş Mountains. It had a population of 9,059 at the 2002 census....
, Romania - Victoria, Roxas, Oriental MindoroVictoria, Roxas, Oriental MindoroVictoria is one of the barangays of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro located about 5 km from the town center.-History:The barangay was named after Victoria Montesa, wife of the first Barrio Captain and one of the first settlers of the barrio...
, Philippines, a barangay - Victoria, Hong Kong
- Victoria, VirginiaVictoria, VirginiaVictoria is an incorporated town in Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,821 at the 2000 census.- History :Lunenburg County in the Southside region was established on May 1, 1746 in Great Britain's Virginia Colony from Brunswick County...
, United States
- Victoria Bridge (disambiguation)
- Victoria Building (Ottawa)Victoria Building (Ottawa)The Victoria Building is an office building at 140 Wellington Street, just across from the Parliament of Canada. It houses the offices of a number of parliamentarians, mostly members of the Canadian Senate. The building, designed by John Albert Ewart, was completed in 1928 by private developers,...
, Canada - Victoria Building, University of LiverpoolVictoria Building, University of LiverpoolThe Victoria Building, University of Liverpool, is on the corner of Brownlow Hill and Ashton Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England . It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1892...
, United Kingdom - Victoria College (disambiguation)
- Victoria Dam (disambiguation)
- Victoria Dock (disambiguation)
- Victoria Hospital (disambiguation)
- Victoria PalaceVictoria PalaceVictoria Palace is a palace in Victory Square, Bucharest, built in 1937, which is the headquarters of the Prime Minister of Romania and his cabinet.-See also:*Government of Romania...
, Bucharest, the headquarters of the Romanian government - Victoria Park (disambiguation)
- Victoria Road (disambiguation)Victoria Road (disambiguation)Victoria Road may refer to the following roads:* Victoria Road, Adelaide, Australia* Victoria Road, Sydney, Australia* Victoria Road, Cambridge, England* Victoria Road, Oxford, England* Victoria Road, Hong Kong...
- Victoria SchoolVictoria SchoolVictoria School in Singapore is a government secondary school for boys, founded in 1876, at Siglap Link, about one kilometre from affiliated Victoria Junior College....
, Singapore - Victoria School of Performing and Visual ArtsVictoria School of Performing and Visual ArtsVictoria School of the Arts is a public school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada operated by Edmonton Public Schools, offering students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 an arts-focused education....
, Canada - Victoria Square (disambiguation)
- Victoria station (disambiguation)
- Victoria StreetVictoria StreetVictoria Street is the name of several streets in various countries:In Australia:* Victoria Street, Kings Cross* Victoria Street railway station, New South Wales* Victoria Street, Melbourne, Victoria...
- Victoria Theatre (disambiguation)
- Victoria Tower (disambiguation)Victoria Tower (disambiguation)Victoria Tower is the tallest tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England.Victoria Tower may also refer to:* Victoria Tower , a clock tower by Salisbury Dock in Liverpool, England...
- Victoria University (disambiguation)
- Victoria Memorial, London
- Victoria Memorial (India)Victoria Memorial (India)The Victoria Memorial, officially the Victoria Memorial Hall, is a memorial building dedicated to Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India, which is located in Kolkata, India – the capital of West Bengal and a former capital of British India. It currently serves as a museum and a...
- Victoria (carriage)Victoria (carriage)The victoria was an elegant French carriage, possibly based on a phaeton made for King George IV of the United Kingdom. A victoria may be visualised as essentially a phaeton with the addition of a coachman's box-seat....
, open carriage named after Queen Victoria - Victoria (body), designation for several automobile body styles and automobile model designations
- Victoria (motorcycle)Victoria (motorcycle)Victoria was a bicycle manufacturer in Nürnberg, Germany that made motorcycles from about 1901 until 1966. It should not be confused with a lesser-known, unrelated Victoria Motorcycle Company in Glasgow, Scotland that made motorcycles between 1902 and 1928....
, a now defunct German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer
- HMCS Victoria (SSK 876)HMCS Victoria (SSK 876)HMCS Victoria is a long-range hunter-killer submarine of the Royal Canadian Navy, the lead ship of her class. She is named after the city of Victoria, British Columbia. She was purchased from the Royal Navy, and is the former HMS Unseen . The class was also renamed from the Upholder-class. She...
, a Canadian submarine - HMS VictoriaHMS VictoriaFour vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Victoria in honour of Queen Victoria:, a wooden paddle sloop launched in India in 1839 and sold in about 1864, a first rate screw ship broken up in 1893, a Coast Guard yawl, sold in 1905, a Victoria-class battleship sunk in a collision with...
, four ships of the British Royal Navy - HMVS VictoriaHMVS VictoriaHMVS Victoria is the name of two ships serving in the Victorian Naval Forces, the colonial navy of the colony of Victoria, Australia, which is also the ships' namesake:, a sloop-of-war launched in 1855, a gunboat launched in 1884-See also:...
, two ships of the Victorian Naval Force - Lake Victoria ferriesLake Victoria ferriesLake Victoria ferries are motor ships carrying freight and passengers between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya on Lake Victoria...
of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - MV Princess VictoriaMV Princess VictoriaMV Princess Victoria was one of the earliest roll-on/roll-off ferries. Built in 1947, she operated from Stranraer to Larne. During a severe European windstorm on 31 January 1953, she sank in the North Channel with the loss of 133 lives, the deadliest maritime disaster in United Kingdom waters...
, a ferry that sank on 31 January 1953 - Queen Victoria (ship)Queen Victoria (ship)Queen Victoria has been the name of several ships:* PS Queen Victoria, a wooden paddlewheel steamer that was wrecked in 1853 off Bailey Lighthouse, Howth with the loss of over 80 people...
(disambiguation), a Lake Victoria ferryLake Victoria ferriesLake Victoria ferries are motor ships carrying freight and passengers between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya on Lake Victoria...
now called MV Victoria - SPS Victoria (F82)SPS Victoria (F82)SPS Victoria is the second of the six Spanish-built s, based on the American design, of the Spanish Navy.Laid down on August 16, 1983, and launched on July 23, 1986, Victoria was commissioned in service on November 11, 1987....
, a Spanish frigate - Victoria, a ferry that sank 24 May 1881 near London, Ontario (see List of Canadian disasters by death toll)
- Victoria (ship)Victoria (ship)Victoria was a Spanish carrack and the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world. The Victoria was part of a Spanish expedition commanded by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and after his demise during the voyage, by Juan Sebastián Elcano...
, the first to circumnavigate the globe - Victoria (sternwheeler)Victoria (sternwheeler)The Victoria sternwheeler was a passenger and freight steamer that was built for service on the Soda Creek to Quesnel route on the upper Fraser River in British Columbia....
a paddle steamer from the upper Fraser River, a Panamanian liberty ship in service 1947-50
- Victorian BushrangersVictorian BushrangersThe Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
, Australian cricket team - C.D.
