- the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- queen of Great Britain 1837–1901; empress of India 1876–1901.
- Mexican military and political leader: first president of the republic 1824–29.
- Spanish composer.
- a state in southeastern Australia. 87,884 sq. mi. (227,620 sq. km). Capital: Melbourne.
- a seaport in and the capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in southwestern Canada.
- a city in southern Texas.
- a port in and the capital of the Seychelles.
- a lake in eastern central Africa, in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya: second largest freshwater lake in the world; source of the White Nile. About 26,828 sq. mi. (69,485 sq. km).
- a mountain on eastern New Guinea, in southeastern Papua New Guinea, in the Owen Stanley mountain range. 13,240 feet (4,036 meters).
- a former name for a seaport in and the administrative and commercial center of Hong Kong, on the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, facing the seaport of Kowloon.
- a low, light, four-wheeled carriage with a calash top, a seat for two passengers, and a perch in front for the driver.
- an open touring car having a folding top that usually covers only the rear seat.
- any of several large-leaved water lilies of the genus Victoria.
- a female given name.
- a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood, two passenger seats, and a seat in front for the driver
- a large sweet variety of plum, red and yellow in colour
- any South American giant water lily of the genus Victoria, having very large floating leaves and large white, red, or pink fragrant flowers: family Nymphaeaceae
- a state of SE Australia: part of New South Wales colony until 1851; semiarid in the northwest, with the Great Dividing Range in the centre and east and the Murray River along the N border. Capital: Melbourne. Pop: 4 947 985 (2003 est). Area: 227 620 sq km (87 884 sq miles)
- a lake in East Africa, in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, at an altitude of 1134 m (3720 ft): the largest lake in Africa and second largest in the world; drained by the Victoria Nile. Area: 69 485 sq km (26 828 sq miles)
- a port in SW Canada, capital of British Columbia, on Vancouver Island: founded in 1843 by the Hudson's Bay Company; made capital of British Columbia in 1868; university (1963). Pop: 288 346 (2001)
- the capital of the Seychelles, a port on NE Mahé. Pop: 25 500 (2004 est)
- an urban area in S China, part of Hong Kong, on N Hong Kong Island: financial and administrative district; university (1911); the name tends not to be used officially since reunification of Hong Kong with China in 1997
- a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft)
- 1819–1901, queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1840). Her sense of vocation did much to restore the prestige of the British monarchy
- Tomás Luis de. ?1548–1611, Spanish composer of motets and masses in the polyphonic style
- the Roman goddess of victory
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