Definitions for victoryˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vic•to•ryˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri(n.)(pl.)-ries.
a triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.:
a moral victory.
Origin of victory:
1275–1325; victorie < L victōria=victōr-, s. of victorvictor+-ia -y3
Princeton's WordNet
victory, triumph(noun)
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
"a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
victory(noun)ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri
≠ defeat
her first victory over her main rival; the joy of victory
Wiktionary
victory(Noun)
The state of having won a competition or battle.
victory(Verb)
To achieve a victory
Webster Dictionary
Victory(noun)
the defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat
The Roycroft Dictionary
victory
A matter of staying-power.
Translations for victory
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
victory(noun)
(a) defeat of an enemy or rival
Our team has had two defeats and eight victories; At last they experienced the joy of victory.
- oorwinningAfrikaans
- إنتِصارArabic
- победаBulgarian
- vitóriaPortuguese (BR)
- vítězstvíCzech
- der SiegGerman
- sejrDanish
- νίκηGreek
- victoriaSpanish
- võitEstonian
- پیروزیFarsi
- voittoFinnish
- victoireFrench
- נִיצָחוֹןHebrew
- विजयHindi
- pobjedaCroatian
- győzelemHungarian
- kemenanganIndonesian
- sigurIcelandic
- vittoriaItalian
- 勝利Japanese
- 승리Korean
- pergalëLithuanian
- uzvaraLatvian
- kemenanganMalay
- overwinningDutch
- seierNorwegian
- zwycięstwoPolish
- vitóriaPortuguese
- victorieRomanian
- победаRussian
- víťazstvoSlovak
- zmagaSlovenian
- pobedaSerbian
- segerSwedish
- ชัยชนะThai
- zafer, galibiyetTurkish
- 勝利Chinese (Trad.)
- перемогаUkrainian
- فتح، کاميابيUrdu
- chiến thắngVietnamese
- 胜利Chinese (Simp.)
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