Helena

[ hel-uh-nuh; huh-lee-nuh ]

noun

1. Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
2. a city in and the capital of Montana, in the W part.
3. a female given name, form of Helen.

Helena

¹

/ hɛlənə /

noun

1. Helena, Saint?248?328FRomanPOLITICS: hereditary rulerRELIGION: 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

Helena

²

/ ˈhɛlənə /

noun

1. a city in W Montana: the state capital. Pop: 26 718 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Was it your wife Helena in the Keane painting you commissioned?

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Helena Wong, a legislator from the Democratic Party, joked on Facebook that the PLA had already “Occupied Central.”

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On warm weekends during the summer, the camp fills up with “outsiders”—people from places like Helena and Great Falls.

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She was from Wolf Creek, population one hundred eleven, and my father married us in Helena.

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He became a reporter for a small newspaper in Helena, and later, when he was killed, it was probably over gambling debts.

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The Belmont house was closed, the still restless Helena occupying a palace in Rome at the moment.

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Helena's manner was that of a grown young lady, which, indeed, she quite fancied herself to be.

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Won't let mother nor sister come near him, or wouldn't if they tried—which only Helena has done—once!

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Why, I coaxed even dad over to camp once and I've always wanted Helena to go.

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My mother wouldn't mix with 'common folks'—I mean she wouldn't be let by Helena—but now she shall.

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