Victorian

adjective

/vɪkˈtɔr·i·ən/

Definition

› relating to the period 1837 to 1901, when Victoria was Queen of England › A thing can be called Victorian if it was made during this period, or in the style of this period: My great-grandparents had a huge Victorian house in Paris, Texas.

(Definition of Victorian adjective from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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