Etymology

Victoria Island

Today it means: A large island in the Arctic Archipelago that straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Queen Victoria, the British sovereign from 1837 to 1901.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.