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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

plural

victories

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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Related Words

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

• nonvictory
  noun
• supervictory
  noun
• victoryless
  adjective

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

Since returning from a rare injury against Burnley, Sunday's victory over Liverpool was only the third match out of 16 in all competitions when Fernandes has not either scored a goal or created one.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The 125-107 Thunder victory gives the defending champions a two-games-to-none lead in a series that is scheduled for as many as seven games.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

This wasn’t simply Turner trying to inspire his crew to victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The attacks have created unease in Russia ahead of the parade, normally a grand show of force displaying tanks and missiles, which marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The British could win a decisive victory, he believed, by opening a new offensive in Belgian Flanders over the old battlefields around the ruined town of Ypres.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Related Words

• achievement
• advantage
• defeat
• gain
• grand slam
• hit
• sweep
• triumph
• winning