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• Vitoria
  Vitoria

  noun

  Francisco de c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
• Vitória
  Vitória

  noun

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

Vitoria

¹ American  

[vi-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-, vee-taw-ryah] / vɪˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-, viˈtɔ rjɑ /

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.

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Vitória ² American  

[vi-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-, vi-taw-ryah] / vɪˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-, vɪˈtɔ rjɑ /

noun

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

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Vitoria ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Vitoria ² British  

/ 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

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Vitória ³ British  

/ 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)

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Vitoria Vitória

The family of Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto, 30 have said they are worried for the academic's safety, after she has not been in contact since meeting a friend on 3 March.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

Vitoria Santana was fouled and made one of two free throws with three seconds remaining, but USC was unable to get a shot off after that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Later Spanish theologians, such as Francisco de Vitoria and Bartolomé de las Casas, used innate reason to defend the inviolable humanity of Native Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

It’s the shark species listed only as cação at Pirão, a popular seafood restaurant in Vitoria, the capital city of Espírito Santo.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 17, 2023

Cartaret worked gladly now, because he was, however little she might guess it, working for Vitoria.

From The Azure Rose A Novel by Reginald Wright Kauffman

For Tomás Soares, José de Araújo Vitória and the rest of their Portuguese group, those roads lead to the US south - to Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

When Angelo Bernardino’s family had Sunday lunches at a favorite restaurant in Vitória, his hometown on Brazil’s Atlantic coast, “right next to us were mangroves,” the National Geographic Explorer and marine ecologist recalls.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 5, 2023

Vitória tied the score with his fifth international goal.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2023

“It could have been very easy to park the bus, to park the airplane in front of our net,” Canada defender Steven Vitória said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

No matter how they fare in the finale, the Canadians “left a positive image of what we want for the future,” Vitória said.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2022