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Victorian

vic·to·rian

UK/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ US/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ fairly common us
adjective (3) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

  • “Victorian morals”
2.
3.

typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria

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noun

1.

a person who lived during the reign of Victoria

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • Victorian Turkish bath

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