victorian
part of speech
adjective (Victorian); noun (a Victorian, Victorians)
meaning for a pupil
1) From the time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, from 1837 to 1901. tree →
2) A person who lived in that time. tree →
3) Old-fashioned, very strict or prim, like people imagined the Victorians to be. tree →
4) (Australia) From or to do with the state of Victoria in Australia. tree →
sense in the lessons
In UK history lessons, the Victorians are a big topic: factories and the Industrial Revolution, railways, children working in mines and as chimney sweeps, strict schools, and inventions. Victorian houses and buildings are common in British towns. Calling rules «Victorian» means they are old-fashioned and strict.
examples
- The Victorians built many railways. tree →
- Our school is in an old Victorian building. tree →
- Victorian children often worked in factories. tree →
- We dressed up as Victorians for history day. tree →
- Grandad has very Victorian ideas about manners. tree →
- Charles Dickens was a Victorian writer. tree →
- Melbourne is the capital of the Victorian state in Australia. tree →
note
Always a capital V. The Victorian era is the 1800s, roughly the 19th century. Victorian schools used slates, chalk and harsh punishments, which many lessons compare with schools today.
Trees and pragmatics
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