"City of Victoria" meaning in All languages combined

See City of Victoria on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after Queen Victoria. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Queen Victoria}} Queen Victoria, {{named-after|en|Queen Victoria|wplink==}} Named after Queen Victoria Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=City of Victoria}} City of Victoria
  1. A city in Hong Kong. Wikipedia link: City of Victoria Categories (place): Cities in Hong Kong, Places in Hong Kong Translations (city in Hong Kong): 維多利亞城 /维多利亚城 (Chinese Cantonese), 維城 /维城 (Chinese Cantonese)
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