Vitoria

¹

[vi-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-, vee-taw-ryah]

noun

1. Francisco de c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.

2. a city in northern Spain: decisive defeat of the French forces in Spain 1813.

Vitória

²

[vi-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-, vi-taw-ryah]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Espírito Santo, in E Brazil.

Vitoria

¹

/ biˈtorja /

noun

1. Official name (including the Basque name): Vitoria-Gasteiz. a city in NE Spain: scene of Wellington's decisive victory (1813) over Napoleon's forces in the Peninsular War. Pop: 223 257 (2003 est)

Vitoria

²

/ biˈtorja /

noun

1. Francisco de. ?1486–1546, Spanish theologian, sometimes considered the father of international law. He criticized Spanish colonial policy in the New World and argued that war was only defensible in certain strictly defined circumstances

Vitória

³

/ viˈtɔrja, vɪˈtɔːrɪə /

noun

1. a port in E Brazil, capital of Espírito Santo state, on an island in the Bay of Espírito Santo. Pop: 1 602 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The side managed by former Egypt and Benfica head coach Rui Vitoria finished 16 points behind Olympiakos in the Greek Super League last season, having overtaken AEK Athens after the league split.

From BBC

In Portugal, first with Vitoria Guimaraes and then Sporting, he showed his ability to beat defenders and create chances, while at Rennes he proved he could be a game changer.

From BBC

He started in the Europa League against Vitoria Plzen on 12 December but was replaced after 56 minutes with United 1-0 down.

From BBC

Aston Villa and Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes faced the same scenario in the Europa Conference League.

From BBC

An international research team led by the Universities of Barcelona and Padua, with the participation of Göttingen University and the Universities Complutense and Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, has now developed a novel methodology for the measurement of entropy production at the scale of a nanometer, meaning one-billionth of a meter.

From Science Daily