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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vesta  \Ves"ta\,  n.  [L.  Vesta,  akin  to  Gr  ?  Vesta,  ?  the  hearth 
  of  the  house,  and  perhaps  to  Skr.  ush  to  burn  (see  East),  or 
  perhaps  to  Skr.  vas  to  dwell,  and  E.  was.] 
  1.  (Rom.  Myth.)  One  of  the  great  divinities  of  the  ancient 
  Romans,  identical  with  the  Greek  Hestia.  She  was  a  virgin, 
  and  the  goddess  of  the  hearth;  hence  also  of  the  fire  on 
  it  and  the  family  round  it 
 
  2.  (Astron.)  An  asteroid,  or  minor  planet,  discovered  by 
  Olbers  in  1807. 
 
  3.  A  wax  friction  match.  --Simmonds. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Vesta 
  n  1:  (Roman  mythology)  goddess  of  the  hearth  and  its  fire  whose 
  flame  was  tended  by  vestal  virgins;  counterpart  of  Greek 
  Hestia  [syn:  {Vesta}] 
  2:  the  brightest  asteroid  but  the  fourth  to  be  discovered  [syn: 
  {Vesta}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Vesta,  MN  (city,  FIPS  66982) 
  Location:  44.50645  N,  95.41371  W 
  Population  (1990):  302  (140  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  56292 




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