Victorian

Adj

1. Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
2. Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period.
3. Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period.
4. (figuratively) Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.

Noun

1. A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.
2. An item of furniture from that period.
3. (US) A house built in the Victorian architectural style.

Noun

A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.

Noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/

Etymology

From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.

Synonyms

nineteenth-century

victorian

Translations

victorià

victoriano

victorien

vittoriano

wiktoriański

viktorianisch

victoriaans

vitoriano

sittenstreng

streng

Sentences

Buchanan grew up in the Victorian town of Colac, west of Melbourne .