Victoriana
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Victoriana
First recorded in 1945–50; Victori(an) + -ana
Example Sentences
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His walls are lined with shelves of well-thumbed books, from his childhood comic collection to reference works on art and anthropology, Victoriana and zoology.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
For 23-year-old Victoriana Loaiza, who was expelled from the United States to Mexico after trekking for more than a month through South and Central America to get to the border, Diaz was a lifeline.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2022
She had filled her house with Victoriana and declaimed at length about the straight talk and pure motives of her native Midwest.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2020
Among the other stylish looks included in the shoot were a Victoriana crinoline skirt with hot pink accents, a matching kilt and blazer, vibrant overcoats and Styles’ high-waisted flare pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
About thirty miles from Hippo, at a farm called Victoriana, there was a memorial to the two martyrs Protavius and Gervasius.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard
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