VICTORIAN


Meaning of VICTORIAN in English

/ vɪkˈtɔːriən; NAmE / adjective , noun

■ adjective

1.

connected with the period from 1837 to 1901 when Queen Victoria ruled Britain :

Victorian architecture

the Victorian age

2.

having the attitudes that were typical of society during Queen Victoria's reign :

Victorian attitudes to sex (= being easily shocked by sexual matters)

She advocated a return to Victorian values (= hard work, pride in your country, etc.) .

■ noun

a British person who was alive during the period from 1837 to 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled

For more information see the Cultural Guide

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.