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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a successful ending of a struggle or contest;
- Example: "a narrow victory"
- Example: "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"
- Example: "clinched a victory"
- Example: "convincing victory"
- Example: "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
[syn: victory, triumph]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Victory \Vic"to*ry\, n.; pl. Victories. [OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.] The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat. [1913 Webster] Death is swallowed up in victory. --1 Cor. xv. 54. [1913 Webster] God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation. --Bolingbroke. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

victory n 1: a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: victory, triumph] [ant: defeat, licking]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "victory": accomplishment, advantage, command, conquest, control, crushing, dominion, fortunate outcome, go, mastery, overcoming, prosperity, prosperous issue, quelling, subjugation, success, superiority, supremacy, triumph, upper hand, walkaway, walkover, whip hand, win, winning
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Victory, NY -- U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 544 Housing Units (2000): 216 Land area (2000): 0.527803 sq. miles (1.367003 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.527803 sq. miles (1.367003 sq. km) FIPS code: 77431 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 43.088514 N, 73.593563 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Victory, NY Victory