Victoria Cross

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Victoria Cross

noun Victoria Crosses

The highest military award in the honours system of the United Kingdom, and some members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Its symbol is a form of cross pattée. "Padre, you should have a row of Victoria Crosses." "No, no, it was my duty."
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noun highest military award

中文	維多利亞十字勛章 /维多利亚十字勋章 Wéiduōlìyà shízì xūnzhāng
Português	Cruz Vitória
Français	croix de Victoria
Deutsch	Victoria-Kreutz

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@misc{victoria_cross_2026,
  title = {Victoria Cross},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/victoria%20cross},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}