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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
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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.
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Death is swallowed up in victory. --1 Cor. xv.
54.
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God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.
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Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
the counsels, of a nation. --Bolingbroke.
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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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