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Adjektiivi
- Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
- Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia.
- (Canada) Of, from or relating to the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
- Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period.
- In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.
- (architecture) Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.
- (figuratively) Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.
Substantiivi
- A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.
- 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.
- An item of furniture from that period.
- (chiefly US, architecture) A house built in the Victorian architectural style.
Esimerkit
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
- Up to 26 properties believed lost in Victorian bushfires.
- It was not until the late 1800s when older members of New York society... devised a daunting system of social rules — not to mention silverware — meant to repel anyone of humble origins... . It was the Victorians who gave us such useful implements as the strawberry knife.
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