Victoria County

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English

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Etymology

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The counties in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are named after Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹi.ə ˈkaʊn.ti/
  • Hyphenation: Vic‧to‧ria Coun‧ty
  • Rhymes: -aʊnti

Proper noun

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Victoria County

  1. A county of New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1844]
  2. A county of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1851]
  3. A former county of Ontario, Canada, which became the city of Kawartha Lakes in 2001.
  4. A county of Trinidad and Tobago.
  5. One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Victoria. It was named after Guadelupe Victoria.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: Comté de Victoria (calque) (New Brunswick)
  • Scottish Gaelic: Siorramachd Bhioctoria (calque) (Nova Scotia)