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Victoria most often refers to:

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Animals and plants

  • Victoria (moth), a moth genus in the family Geometridae
  • Victoria (plant), a waterlily genus in the family Nymphaeaceae
  • Victoria plum, a plum cultivar
  • Victoria (goose), the first goose to receive a prosthetic 3D printed beak
  • Victoria (grape), another name for the German/Italian wine grape Trollinger

Arts and entertainment

For fictional characters, see Victoria (given name) § Fictional characters.

Films

  • Victoria, a Russian 1917 silent film directed by Olga Preobrazhenskaya, based on the Knut Hamsun novel
  • Victoria (1935 film), a German film
  • Victoria (1972 film), a Mexican film based on Henry James' 1880 novel Washington Square
  • Victoria (1979 film), a Swedish film based on the Knut Hamsun novel
  • Victoria (2008 film), a French-Canadian film
  • Victoria (2013 film), a Norwegian film
  • Victoria (2015 film), a German film

Games

  • Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun, computer game by Paradox Interactive
  • Victoria II, the sequel from Paradox Interactive
  • Victoria 3, the third game from the Victoria series from Paradox Interactive

Music

  • "Victoria" (Dance Exponents song), 1982
  • "Victoria" (Eve 6 song), 2012
  • "Victoria" (The Kinks song), 1969 (covered by The Fall in 1988)
  • "Victoria" (Magnus Uggla song), 1993
  • "Victoria", a 2008 song by Jukebox the Ghost song from Let Live and Let Ghosts

Novels

  • Victoria (novel), an 1898 novel by Knut Hamsun
  • Victoria, a 1993 novel by Sami Michael
  • Victoria: a novel of 4th generation war, a 2014 novel by William S. Lind

Television

  • Victoria (Mexican TV series), a 1987 Mexican telenovela
  • Victoria (2007 TV series), an American telenovela
  • Victoria (British TV series), a 2016 British television series

Beverages

  • Victoria (Cervecería Centro Americana), a pale Guatemalan lager
  • Victoria (Grupo Modelo), a dark Mexican lager
  • Victoria (soda), a fruit-flavored soda available in Querétaro (México) and owned by The Coca-Cola Company
  • Victoria Bitter, a bitter Australian lager

People

  • Victoria (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
  • Empress Victoria (disambiguation), various empresses
  • Princess Victoria (disambiguation), various princesses
  • Queen Victoria (disambiguation), various queens
  • Saint Victoria (disambiguation), various saints
  • Victoria, a ring name of wrestler Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971)
  • Victoria, professional name of Song Qian (born 1987), Chinese singer-songwriter and actress
  • Victoria Georgieva (born 1997), Bulgarian singer known by the mononym Victoria
  • Victória (footballer), Brazilian footballer Victória Kristine Albuquerque de Miranda (born 1998)

Places

Argentina

Australia

  • County of Victoria, South Australia
  • Electoral district of Victoria, South Australia
  • Province of Victoria, Anglican ecclesiastical province in Australia
  • Victoria (state), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
  • Victoria Daly Regional Council, a local government area in the Northern Territory
  • Victoria Valley, Tasmania, a locality
  • Victoria Settlement or New Victoria, alternate names for Port Essington in the Northern Territory

Canada

Canadian electoral districts

See also: List of electoral districts in Greater Victoria
  • Canadian Senate divisions, named Victoria (in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) and Victoria-Carleton (in New Brunswick)
  • Victoria (Alberta federal electoral district) (1909–1925)
  • Victoria (Alberta provincial electoral district) (1905–1940)
  • Victoria (British Columbia federal electoral district), a federal electoral district in British Columbia
  • Victoria (British Columbia provincial electoral district) (1871–1890 and since 1966)
  • Victoria (New Brunswick federal electoral district) (1867–1914)
  • Victoria (New Brunswick provincial electoral district) (1846–1973)
  • Victoria (Nova Scotia federal electoral district) (1867–1904)
  • Victoria (Ontario electoral district) (1903–1966), a federal electoral district in Ontario
  • Victoria (territorial electoral district) (1894–1905), a territorial electoral district until Alberta became a province in 1905
  • Victoria City (federal electoral district) (1904–1924), a federal electoral district in British Columbia
  • Victoria City (provincial electoral district), (1861–1963), a provincial electoral district in British Columbia
  • Victoria District, (1871–1872), a federal electoral district in British Columbia
  • Victoria-The Lakes, a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia named Victoria from 1867 until 2003

Hong Kong

Mexico

  • Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • Victoria, Guanajuato
  • Victoria Municipality, Guanajuato
  • Victoria Municipality, Tamaulipas

New Zealand

Philippines

  • Victoria, Laguna
  • Victoria, Northern Samar
  • Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, a 2nd class municipality
  • Victoria, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, a barangay
  • Victoria, Tarlac
  • Ciudad de Victoria, a tourism and entertainment complex in Bulacan

Romania

  • Victoria, Botoșani County, a village in Hlipiceni Commune
  • Victoria, Botoșani County, a village in Stăuceni Commune
  • Victoria, Brașov, a town in Brașov County
  • Victoria, Brăila, a commune in Brăila County
  • Victoria, Iași, a commune in Iași County
  • Victoria, Tulcea County, a village in Nufăru Commune

United Kingdom

  • Victoria (Hackney ward), a civic ward in the London Borough of Hackney, England
  • Victoria (Sefton ward), a civic ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England
  • Victoria, Cornwall, a hamlet
  • Victoria, Newport, Wales
  • Victoria, London, a district named after Victoria railway station
  • Victoria, Roman name of Comrie, Scotland
  • Victoria, a ward of Newbury, Berkshire

United States

Places in Africa

  • Limbe, Cameroon, known as "Victoria" until 1982
  • Victoria (neighborhood), Alexandria, Egypt
  • Victoria, Seychelles, capital of the country of Seychelles
  • Victoria, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Victoria Bay, a small cove in the Western Cape, South Africa
  • Lake Victoria, with its shoreline in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
  • Victoria Falls, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
  • Masvingo Province, previously Victoria Province, in Zimbabwe

Other places in the Americas

Elsewhere

  • 12 Victoria, a main-belt IIIa asteroid
  • Victoria (crater), in the Meridiani Planum, Mars, named after one of Ferdinand Magellan's ships
  • Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • The Latin name of the siege camp during the battle of Parma, Italy, intended by Frederick II to be the seat of his kingdom.
  • Victoria, Labuan, the capital of the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia
  • Victoria, Gozo, capital of Gozo, Malta
  • Victoria, Sărăteni, Leova district, Moldova

Schools

  • Victoria University (disambiguation)
  • Victoria School (disambiguation)
  • Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur
  • Victoria Junior College, Singapore

Science and technology

  • Victoria (3D figure), the articulated 3D figure by DAZ 3D
  • Victoria (birthing simulator), a medical-education simulator by Gaumard Scientific
  • List of storms named Victoria, various cyclones

Sports

  • C.D. Victoria, Honduran football team
  • Northwich Victoria F.C., Cheshire, England
  • Victoria cricket team, Australian cricket team
  • Victoria CF, Spanish football team
  • Victoria Jaworzno, a Polish boxing and football team
  • Victoria Libertas Pesaro, an Italian basketball team
  • Victoria National Golf Club, Indiana, U.S.
  • Victoria Rosport, a Luxembourg football team
  • Victoria Vikes, the athletic program of the University of Victoria in Canada
  • Victoria SC, a Bangladesh football team

Transport

Maritime

  • Galera Victoria, Spanish galleon which sank in 1729
  • HMCS Victoria (SSK 876), a Canadian submarine
  • HMS Victoria, four ships of the British Royal Navy
  • HMVS Victoria, two ships of the Victorian Naval Force
  • Lake Victoria ferries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
  • RMS Victoria, a Lake Victoria ferry now called MV Victoria
  • Spanish frigate Victoria (F82), a Spanish frigate
  • SS Victoria, various ships
  • Victoria 17, an American sailboat design
  • Victoria 18, an American sailboat design
  • Victoria, a ferry that sank 24 May 1881 in London, Ontario (see List of Canadian disasters by death toll)
  • Victoria (ship) (also known as Nao Victoria and Vittoria), the first ship to circumnavigate the world
  • Victoria (sternwheeler), an 1869 paddle steamer operating in British Columbia in what is now Canada
  • Victoria Class (disambiguation), various ship classes named Victoria

Rail

  • GWR Victoria Class, type of steam locomotive
  • Victoria (Plynlimon & Hafan Tramway locomotive), a locomotive on the former Plynlimon & Hafan Tramway
  • London Victoria station, the second busiest rail terminus in London
  • Manchester Victoria station, the third busiest rail station in Manchester, and its corresponding tram stop
  • Victoria station (disambiguation), several railway and bus stations
  • Victoria line, a south-west to north-east line that runs through central London on the London Underground network

Other forms of transport

  • Victoria (carriage), open carriage named after Queen Victoria
  • Victoria (Mexico City Metrobús), a BRT station in Mexico City
  • Victoria (motorcycle), a now defunct German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer
  • Vickers Victoria, troop transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force

See also

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