Phrase guide

Victory Day

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various public holidays in various countries to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

9 May, celebrated as Victory Day in Russia, which commemorates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.

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Usage: specifically

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noun

Meaning 3

the day of a victory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: V-day

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: day

Narrower terms: V-E Day, 8 May 1945, V-J Day, 15 August 1945

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِيد اَلنَّصْر (ʕīd an-naṣr) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Armenian: հաղթանակի օրն (haġtʻanaki ōrn) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Azerbaijani: Qələbə Günü — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Belarusian: Дзень Перамо́гі (Dzjenʹ Pjeramóhi) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Bulgarian: Ден на По́беда (Den na Póbeda) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勝利日 /胜利日 (shènglì-rì) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Crimean Tatar: Ğalebe Künü — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Czech: Den vítězství — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Danish: Sejrsdagen — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Dutch: Dag van de Overwinning — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Esperanto: Venkotago — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Estonian: Võidupüha — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Finnish: voitonpäivä — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • French: Jour de la Victoire — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Galician: Día da Vitoria — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Georgian: გამარჯვების დღე (gamarǯvebis dɣe) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • German: Tag des Sieges — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Hebrew: יום הניצחון — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Hindi: विजय दिवस — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Italian: Giorno della Vittoria — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Japanese: 戦勝記念日 (senshō kinenbi) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Kazakh: Жеңіс күні (Jeñıs künı) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Korean: 승전 기념일 (seungjeon ginyeomil) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Latin: Dies Victoriae — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Latvian: Uzvaras diena — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Lithuanian: Pergalės diena — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Macedonian: Ден на Победа (Den na Pobeda) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Marathi: विजय दिवस — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Norwegian: Seiersdagen — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Persian: روز پیروزی (ruz-e piruzi) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Polish: Dzień Zwycięstwa — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Portuguese: Dia da Vitória — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Romanian: Ziua Victoriei — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Russian: День Побе́ды (Denʹ Pobédy) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Serbo-Croatian: Дан Победе — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Serbo-Croatian: Dan Pobede — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Slovak: Deň víťazstva — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Slovene: Dan zmage — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Spanish: Día de la Victoria — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Swedish: Segerdagen — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Tajik: Рӯзи Ғалаба (Rüz-i Ġalaba) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Tatar: Җиңү көне (Ciñü köne) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Turkish: Zafer Günü — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Ukrainian: День Перемо́ги (Denʹ Peremóhy) — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history
  • Vietnamese: ngày chiến thắng — a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history