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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 ryɑ /

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 ryɑ /

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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Example Sentences

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

Aston Villa and Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes faced the same scenario in the Europa Conference League.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

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

Villa’s American owners have a stake in Portuguese club Vitoria, which also qualified for the Europa Conference League.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2023

We had not even set foot in Vitoria, the capital of Alava, where is preserved the grim old machete by which Basque governors were sworn into office.

From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee