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Meaning of victory in English

victory
noun [ C or U ]
us
/ˈvɪk.tɚ.i/ uk
/ˈvɪk.tər.i/
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an occasion when you win a game, competition, election, war, etc. or the fact that you have won:
The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25–3 victory against/over Detroit.
Grant won/achieved/gained a comfortable/easy victory against/over Cooper in yesterday's match.
This result is a triumphant victory for democracy.
See also
Pyrrhic victory
Opposite
defeat
victory lap US (UK lap of honour)
a run around a track or sports field that is made by a winner of a race or a team that has won a game
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Idiom

be a victory for common sense
(Definition of victory from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

victory | Intermediate English

victory
noun [ C/U ]
us
/ˈvɪk·tə·ri, -tri/
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the act or an example of winning a competition or war:
[ U ] A goal in the last half minute assured victory and the World Cup for the Mexicans.

victorious

adjective [ not gradable ] us
/vɪkˈtɔr·i·əs, -ˈtoʊr-/
The city honored the victorious general with a huge parade.
(Definition of victory from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of victory

victory
This is going to be a big victory for women.
From NPR
But we must also remember the victories of 1776, 1865, 1920, 1935, 1945, 1965.
From Huffington Post
That victory meant little without the resources to actually enable access to that right.
From ThinkProgress
One player doesn't define a victory or a loss.
From CBS Local
It means that you help the defeat of your ideas and the victory of your enemies.
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The liberal victory because the lower court ruling will stand.
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His victory was taken from him, and he knew it.
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Until one can define who the enemy is, there can be no victory.
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They may both be victors, but the consequences of their victories are very different.
From The Atlantic
And his recent victories prove that his support is not defined by education levels.
From NPR
True victory is found not through war, but rather over war.
From Huffington Post
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Collocations with victory

victory

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career victory
In recording her only career victory on firm ground she set a new track record of 56.25.
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come-from-behind victory
He followed that up with a come-from-behind victory in 200405.
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consecutive victory
We won our third consecutive victory on the proposals contained in the manifesto, and those proposals referred in detail to education.
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Translations of victory

in Chinese (Traditional)
勝利，獲勝, 成功…
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胜利，获胜, 成功…
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victoria, victoria [feminine, singular]…
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vitória, vitória [feminine]…
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विजय…
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勝利, 勝利（しょうり）…
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zafer, galibiyet…
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victoire [feminine], victoire…
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victòria…
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overwinning…
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நீங்கள் ஒரு விளையாட்டு, போட்டி, தேர்தல்…
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der Sieg…
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seier [masculine], seier…
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перемога…
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победа…
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kemenangan…
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zwycięstwo…
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승리, 성공…
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vittoria…
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