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Victorian.

Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

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Meaning & usage

adj/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

  2. Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period. In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.

  3. Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period. Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.

  4. Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.

noun/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.

  2. An item of furniture from that period.

  3. A house built in the Victorian architectural style.

    US
Where this word comes from

From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.

adj/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia.

    not-comparable
    Up to 26 properties are believed lost in Victorian bushfires.
Where this word comes from

From Victoria (“state of Australia in the southeastern part of the continent”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); the state was named after Queen Victoria when it was established in 1851.

noun/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.

Where this word comes from

From Victoria (“state of Australia in the southeastern part of the continent”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); the state was named after Queen Victoria when it was established in 1851.

adj/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.

    Canada · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Victoria (“capital of British Columbia, Canada”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); incorporated as a city in 1862, the settlement which preceded the city was named Fort Victoria after Queen Victoria in 1843.

noun/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.

    Canada
Where this word comes from

From Victoria (“capital of British Columbia, Canada”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); incorporated as a city in 1862, the settlement which preceded the city was named Fort Victoria after Queen Victoria in 1843.

name/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

An Americanized form of Spanish Victoriano originating in Los Angeles, a given name from Latin Victōriānus.

name/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/General-American
  1. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Victōriānus. By surface analysis, Victor + -ian.

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