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VICTORIA CROSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Victoria Cross mean? 

VICTORIA CROSS (noun)
  The noun VICTORIA CROSS has 1 sense:

1. a British military decoration for gallantryplay

  Familiarity information: VICTORIA CROSS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VICTORIA CROSS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A British military decoration for gallantry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Victoria Cross" is a kind of...):

decoration; laurel wreath; medal; medallion; palm; ribbon (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)


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