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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

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

 

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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

victory

noun

a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: triumph] [ant: defeat]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

Death is swallowed up in victory. --1 Cor. xv. 54.

God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.

Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation. --Bolingbroke.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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