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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

Streeting acknowledged that he and Burnham had "spoken at length" since the latter's by-election victory, but denied there'd been a deal in which he was offered a job.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Investors crave stability and visibility on government policy, which is why they celebrated and gilt yields fell on Starmer’s landslide victory two years ago, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

An eighth Wimbledon singles victory for the 44-year-old tennis legend would seem unlikely.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

With the deal done and his party back in Stormont, the final victory lap saw Donaldson in Washington DC for St Patrick's Day, a leader liberated after two turbulent years.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

That day, the teachers and students in Henry Metelmann’s school were called together to listen to Adolf Hitler’s victory speech over the radio.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Related Words

• achievement
• advantage
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• gain
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