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  victory

  noun

  a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
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  Victory

  noun

  another name (in English) for Victoria 3

victory

American  

[vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree] / ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri /

noun

victories plural

1. a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.

   Antonyms:

   defeat

2. an engagement ending in such triumph.

   American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.

   Antonyms:

   defeat

3. the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest.

   The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.

   Antonyms:

   defeat

4. a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc..

   a moral victory.

5. (initial capital letter) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.

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victory ¹ British  

/ ˈvɪktərɪ /

noun

1. final and complete superiority in a war

2. a successful military engagement

3. a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem

4. the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed

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Victory ² British  

/ ˈvɪktərɪ /

noun

1. another name (in English) for Victoria 3

2. another name (in English) for Nike

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victory Idioms  

1. see pyrrhic victory.

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Synonym Usage

Victory, conquest, triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind: victory in battle; a football victory. Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered: a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru. Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory: the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonvictory
  noun
• supervictory
  noun
• victoryless
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• victories
  plural

Etymology

Origin of victory

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English victorie, from Latin victōria, equivalent to victōr-, stem of victor victor + -ia -y ³

Explanation

A victory is a win. In sports or war, one side usually achieves victory. If you've ever won anything, you've achieved a victory: being successful in some kind of contest, sport, or battle. The winners of elections, football games, chess matches, debates, and scholarships all have won impressive victories. In war, there's victory too. People who overcome a disease such as cancer also consider that a victory. The opposite of victory is defeat.

Example Sentences

“China released something like three new hypersonic missiles . . . on the last Victory Day parade.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Victory at Sea was a big deal in its heyday.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Victory at the Baths promises to have it all - as long as everything goes to plan for organiser Jack Nunes before England's first match on 17 June.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The program is offered by Chaffey College and Victory Valley College as well as most California community colleges.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He was a professional: the Cause was Victory.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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• achievement
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