Victoria

(noun.) capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island.

(noun.) a state in southeastern Australia.

(noun.) port city and the capital of Seychelles.

(noun.) a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio.

(noun.) a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally.

(noun.) (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike.

(noun.) queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901).

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• The Columbia two-seated Dos-a-Dos (Fig. 188), Woods’ Victoria Hansom Cab, and the Riker Electric Delivery Wagon are representative types of the modern electric automobile. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Before the death of Queen Victoria, English shop assistants were being badgered to attend evening classes to learn French. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Into this you will step, and you will reach Victoria in time for the Continental express. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• This is Clapham Junction, if I am not mistaken, and we shall be in Victoria in less than ten minutes. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• They have evidently taken the precaution of watching you, however, and that is what has brought Moriarty to Victoria. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Mr. Victor Hatherley, hydraulic engineer, 16A, Victoria Street (3rd floor). 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• You will dispatch whatever luggage you intend to take by a trusty messenger unaddressed to Victoria to-night. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Another and still grander example of this style of bridge is the Victoria at Montreal, Canada. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• In 1877, Lord Beaconsfield, to complete this work, caused Queen Victoria to be proclaimed Empress of India. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I was no more myself to him, than I was Queen Victoria. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• This is a map of the Colony of Victoria, he said. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• But when Queen Victoria, in 1842, used the railway to go from London to Windsor, the last resistance ended, and the Iron Duke, together with the rest of his order, followed the Queen’s example. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Mr. McCarthy was the only man alive who had known dad in the old days in Victoria. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.

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