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Helena

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Hel·e·na  (hl-n)
The capital of Montana, in the west-central part of the state north-northeast of Butte. It was founded in 1864 after the discovery of gold at Last Chance Gulch. Helena became the territorial capital after 1874 and the state capital in 1889. Population: 27,900.
Helena [ˈhɛlənə]
n
(Placename) a city in W Montana: the state capital. Pop.: 24 569 (1990)
Helena2
n
(Biographies / Helena, Saint (?248-?328) F, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, RELIGION: saint) Saint. ?248-?328 ad, Roman empress, mother of Constantine I. After converting to Christianity (313) she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (?326) where she supposedly discovered the cross on which Christ died. Feast day: May 21
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Noun1.HelenaHelena - capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
capital of Montana
Montana, Treasure State, MT - a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border


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I have spoken with my two wards, Neville and Helena Landless, on the subject of their defective education, and they give in to the plan proposed; as I should have taken good care they did, whether they liked it or not.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
In it is a marble chair which Helena used to sit in while she superintended her workmen when they were digging and delving for the True Cross.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
As for the other losses, the poet's relation doth well figure them: that he that preferred Helena, quitted the gifts of Juno and Pallas.
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