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vic·to·ri·ous

 (vĭk-tôr′ē-əs)
adj.
1. Being the winner in a contest or struggle: the victorious army.
2. Characteristic of or expressing a sense of victory or fulfillment: a victorious cheer.

vic·to′ri·ous·ly adv.
vic·to′ri·ous·ness n.
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victorious

(vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs)
adj
1. having defeated an adversary: the victorious nations.
2. of, relating to, indicative of, or characterized by victory: a victorious conclusion.
vicˈtoriously adv
vicˈtoriousness n
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vic•to•ri•ous

(vɪkˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-)

adj.
1. having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant.
2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by victory.
[1350–1400]
vic•to′ri•ous•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.victorious - having wonvictorious - having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
2.victorious - experiencing triumphvictorious - experiencing triumph      
undefeated - victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team"
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victorious

adjective winning, successful, triumphant, first, champion, conquering, vanquishing, prizewinning He played for the victorious Argentinian side in the World Cup.
losing, defeated, unsuccessful, failed, beaten, overcome, conquered, vanquished
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victorious

adjective
Relating to, having the nature of, or experiencing triumph:
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Translations
مُنْتَصِر
vítězný
sejrrig
sigursæll
zmagovit
zafer kazanmış

victorious

[vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs] ADJ [army] → victorioso, triunfante; [person, team] → vencedor, triunfador; [campaign] → triunfal, victorioso
the victorious teamel equipo vencedor or triunfador, los vencedores
he gave a victorious shoutlanzó un grito triunfal or de triunfo
to be victorioustriunfar, salir victorioso, vencer
he was victorious over his enemiestriunfó sobre sus enemigos, venció a sus enemigos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

victorious

[vɪkˈtɔːriəs] adjvictorieux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

victorious

adj army, alliessiegreich; smiletriumphierend, siegesbewusst; battle, war, campaignerfolgreich; to be victorious over somebody/somethingjdn/etw besiegen; to be victorious in the struggle against …siegen or den Sieg davontragen im Kampf gegen …; to emerge victorious from somethingals Sieger(in) m(f)aus etw hervorgehen; to be victorious in an electioneine Wahl gewinnen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

victorious

[vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs] adj (gen) → vittorioso/a; (shout) → di vittoria, trionfante
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victor

(ˈviktə) noun
the person who wins a battle or other contest.
vicˈtorious (-ˈtoː-) adjective
successful or winning. the victorious army; Which team was victorious?
vicˈtoriously adverb
ˈvictoryplural ˈvictories noun
(a) defeat of an enemy or rival. Our team has had two defeats and eight victories; At last they experienced the joy of victory.
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References in classic literature ?
In all the records of history there has never been a time when a victorious fortune has been so faithful to men making war upon the sea.
The yells and laughter of the green horde bore witness to the excellent quality of the sport and when I turned back to the arena, as Kantos Kan told me it was over, I saw three victorious calots, snarling and growling over the bodies of their prey.
The use of the word camp to describe a collection of habitations naturally suggested war to me, and my next question was as to whether the war was over, and who had been victorious.
Tarzan and Taug had once measured strength, and Tarzan had been victorious. That fact Taug could be depended upon still to remember; but even so, he might readily face another defeat for his first-born--if he chanced to be in the proper mood.
In this contention, nature may seem to some to have come off victorious, as she bestowed on him many gifts, while fortune had only one gift in her power; but in pouring forth this, she was so very profuse, that others perhaps may think this single endowment to have been more than equivalent to all the various blessings which he enjoyed from nature.
Art thou the victorious one, the self-conqueror, the ruler of thy passions, the master of thy virtues?
LONG and loud was the applause that rose above the Field of Jetan at Manator, as The Keeper of the Towers summoned the two Princesses and the victorious Chief to the center of the field and presented to the latter the fruits of his prowess, and then, as custom demanded, the victorious players, headed by Gahan and the two Princesses, formed in procession behind The Keeper of the Towers and were conducted to the place of victory before the royal enclosure that they might receive the commendation of the jeddak.
These five heads should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail.
"And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy.
And at last, from every side, the victorious armies of the Revolution would close in on the City of Mexico itself, Diaz's last stronghold.
New species are formed by new varieties arising, which have some advantage over older forms; and those forms, which are already dominant, or have some advantage over the other forms in their own country, would naturally oftenest give rise to new varieties or incipient species; for these latter must be victorious in a still higher degree in order to be preserved and to survive.
They therefore entrenched themselves on a hill over against the enemy's camp, and though victorious, were under great disadvantages.