5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Victory \Vic"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Victories}. [OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See {Victor}.] 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}. [1913 Webster] Death is swallowed up in victory. --1 Cor. xv. 54. [1913 Webster] God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation. --Bolingbroke. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: victory n : a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: {triumph}] [ant: {defeat}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 25 Moby Thesaurus words for "victory": accomplishment, advantage, command, conquest, control, crushing, dominion, fortunate outcome, go, mastery, overcoming, prosperity, prosperous issue, quelling, subjugation, success, superiority, supremacy, triumph, upper hand, walkaway, walkover, whip hand, win, winning From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Victory, NY (village, FIPS 77431) Location: 43.09355 N, 73.59237 W Population (1990): 581 (213 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Victory, WI Zip code(s): 54624 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Victory, NY -- U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 544 Housing Units (2000): 216 Land area (2000): 0.527803 sq. miles (1.367003 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.527803 sq. miles (1.367003 sq. km) FIPS code: 77431 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 43.088514 N, 73.593563 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Victory, NY Victory
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