Victoria Island

American  

noun

1. an island off the coast of N Canada, in the Arctic Ocean. 80,340 sq. mi. (208,081 sq. km).

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Victoria Island British  

noun

1. a large island in the Canadian Arctic, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. Area: about 212 000 sq km (82 000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

On Victoria Island, a ritzy neighbourhood where Lagos's old money mixes with new, the party was getting under way at Mr. Panther, a lounge six floors up from the streets below.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Victoria Island Farms in Holt, Calif., near Stockton, also produces asparagus; it is mostly sold at its farm stand.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

"You would think that the APC is not trying to win this election," said a taxi driver at a queue for a cash machine in Victoria Island in Lagos.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

Nok, which opened in late 2015, is in the city’s posh Victoria Island area, tucked behind a furniture store full of chairs, tables and other objects from African designers, mostly from the shop.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2017

She carefully avoided the street in Victoria Island where his club was, and she no longer shopped at the Palms and she imagined him, too, avoiding her part of Ikoyi, keeping away from Jazzhole.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie