Vittoria

[ vi-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-; Italian veet-taw-ree-ah ]

/ vɪˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-; Italian vitˈtɔ riˌɑ /

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noun

a female given name, Italian form of Victoria.

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Words nearby Vittoria

He was rhetorically holding forth; the other two were earnest listeners—his theme, the battle of Vittoria.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
That lady dressed in violet, with the large black eyes, behind Donna Vittoria Colonna, who could she be?
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
The deliverance of Spain was not yet complete, but it was virtually achieved by the battle of Vittoria.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
As Lucille retired that night she felt the force of Vittoria's noble life, and longed to emulate one so related to her friend Leo.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton

Vittoria Colonna was on intimate terms with the great men and women of her day, and in close sympathy with the Italian reformers.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton