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Meanings of victorious in English

Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war etc.

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Experiencing triumph.

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His government ruled for half a year without winning a confidence vote.
Reuters
2
Value hunting remains a winning strategy, CIMB Research said in a report.
Reuters
3
Trump can still win re-election, however, without winning the national popular vote.
Reuters
4
Ashworth said the winning series potentially could lead to future on-air development.
Reuters
5
Kurdish crisis:Turkey is winning the battle, but can it win the war?
The Irish Times
Usage of victorious in English
1
They were victorious, both in the western and in the northern counties.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
2
The victorious anti-independence side is opposed to holding another vote so soon.
Radio NZ
3
To lead a victorious leave campaign would bolster his prime ministerial ambitions.
The Guardian
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But if the day does come, I believe we will emerge victorious.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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This year, with the plucky penguin hoiho victorious, is probably even higher.
Radio NZ
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The American team contains nine players from the victorious side of 2009.
The Irish Times
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It is true that our victorious wars are the grave of Egypt.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
8
Austria and another with France, and in both cases they were victorious.
Ten Great Events in History
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The French arms were victorious under the Pyrenees and on the Sambre.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
10
The Niemen alone now separated the victorious French and the routed Russians.
The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T...
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The new tactics dated from the victorious result of the great conflict.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04
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Grantline could now take stock of the battle; he had been victorious.
Wandl the Invader
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The victorious defenders had no thought beyond the blessings of the harvest.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
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Nevertheless, the Brown suit was victorious-notthe gym suit, the law suit.
The Disposable Male
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The grateful king about to ennoble the victorious ploughman at once replied:
Darwin and Modern Science
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The battle had been won, but the victorious army was in jeopardy.
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of Jame...
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