Victory

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}.
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           Death is swallowed up in victory.        --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    54.
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           God on our side, doubt not of victory.   --Shak.
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           Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
           the counsels, of a nation.               --Bolingbroke.
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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