Victorian

Meaning

1. Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.
2. Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
3. In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.
4. Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia.
5. An item of furniture from that period.
6. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage.
7. A house built in the Victorian architectural style.
8. Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.
9. A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.
10. A native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
11. Of, from or relating to the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
12. Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period.
13. A surname.
14. A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.

Etymology / origin

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

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