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vesta |
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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