Victory
noun, plural victories.
1.
a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
2.
an engagement ending in such triumph:
American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
3.
the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest:
The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
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.
noun (pl) -ries
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
noun
1.
another name (in English) for Victoria3
2.
another name (in English) for Nike
see: pyrrhic victory
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