Victorian
A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of…A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.
» The apartment was furnished in the Victorian style.
Das Apartment war mit Möbeln im viktorianischen Stil eingerichtet. — xtofu80
Die Wohnung war im viktorianischen Stil möbliert. — al_ex_an_der
Квартира была обставлена в викторианском стиле. — odexed
Квартира була мебльована у вікторіанському стилі. — marko
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5 sensesA person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.
An item of furniture from that period.
(US)A house built in the Victorian architectural style.
A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.
(Canada)A native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
- a person who lived during the reign of Victoria
Examples
21 sentencesThe apartment was furnished in the Victorian style.
Квартира була мебльована у вікторіанському стилі. — marko
ruКвартира была обставлена в викторианском стиле. — odexed
deDas Apartment war mit Möbeln im viktorianischen Stil eingerichtet. — xtofu80
The flat was furnished in the Victorian style.
Квартира була мебльована у вікторіанському стилі. — marko
deDas Apartment war mit Möbeln im viktorianischen Stil eingerichtet. — xtofu80
Victorian ladies were expected to excel at needlework, and everybody read a lot.
Sami lived in a Victorian house.
The novel takes place in Victorian England.
ruДействие романа происходит в викторианской Англии. — marafon
Origin
From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen ViFrom Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.
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.
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.
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Forms
plural: Victorians| Singular | Victorian |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.