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1. Vesta
   Vesta is a cultivated variety of potato.
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2. Vesta
   The Vesta was a Swedish patrol boat of 105 tons displacement launched between 1908 and 1910 as a torpedo boat. The Vesta had a top speed of 25 knots and was armed with one 57 mm gun and one 18 inch torpedo tube.
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3. Vesta
   Roman goddess of the hearth.
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4. Vesta
   [n] - (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins 2. [n] - the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
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5. Vesta
   One of the `minor planets` of our solar system. Discovered by Olbers on 29 Mar 1807. Diameter in km: 576. More data in TABLE 13. THE MINOR PLANETS
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6. Vesta
   In Roman mythology, the goddess of the hearth, equivalent with the Greek Hestia. In Rome, the sacred flame in her shrine at the Forum represented the spirit of the community, and was kept constantly...
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7. Vesta
   Roma and Vesta were 2 goddesses who were especially important to Rome. Vesta was one of the most popular and mysterious goddesses of the Roman pantheon. She was the goddess of the hearth, equated with the Greek Hestia, and was also the goddess of the sacred eternal flame that burnt in the Temple of Vesta (built in the 3rd century BC) in the Forum R…
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8. Vesta
   Ves'ta noun [ Latin Vesta , akin to Greek ... Vesta, ... the hearth of the house, and perhaps to Sanskrit ush to burn (see East ), or perhaps to Sanskrit vas to dwell, and English was .] 1. (Rom. Myth.)...
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9. vesta
   1. 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. <astronomy> An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807. ... 3. A wax friction ...
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10. Vesta
    noun the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
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11. Vesta
    noun (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
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12. Vesta
    • (n.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A wax friction match.
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13. Vesta
    in Roman religion, goddess of the hearth, identified with the Greek Hestia. The lack of an easy source of fire in the early Roman community placed a ... [3 related articles]
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14. Vesta
    third largest and the brightest asteroid of the asteroid belt and the fourth such object to be discovered, by the German astronomer and physician ... [3 related articles]
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15. Vesta
    Vesta is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `guardian of the sacred fire ` Where is it used? The name Vesta is mainly used In Roman Mythology.How do they say it elsewhere? Hestia ( In Greek Mythology) Vesta doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Vesta appeared In the top-1000 was 68 years ago, In 1940. It ranke
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16. Vesta
    Vesta, in Roman religion and mythology, hearth goddess. She was highly honored in every household from early times to the beginning of Christianity. Her public cult maintained a sacred building in which her priestesses, the vestal virgins, tended the communal hearth and fire, which was never allowed...
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17. Vesta
    Vesta (ves'tu) , in astronomy, fourth asteroid to be discovered. It was found in 1807 by H. Olbers. It is the third largest asteroid, with a diameter of c.326 mi (525 km). Its average distance from the sun is 2.36 astronomical units, and the period of its orbit is 1,325 days. Vesta is the only a...
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18. Vesta
    Vesta is the fourth and brightest asteroid. It was discovered by Olbers on March the 29th 1807.
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19. Vesta
    In Roman mythology, the goddess of the hearth, equivalent with the Greek Hestia. In Rome, the sacred flame in her shrine at the Forum represented the spirit of the community, and was kept constantly alight by the six Vestal Virgins
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20. Vesta
    (mythology) " (true dedication unknown) in Tivoli, Italy, c. 1858. `Vesta` was the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. Vesta`s presence was symbolized by the sacred fire that burned at her hearth and temples. Her closest Greek equivalent is Hestia. Etymology...
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21. Vesta
    (Software configuration management) `Vesta` is a software configuration management system released by Compaq under the LGPL. Compaq claims that Vesta is a mature system and is the result of over 10 years of research and development at the Compaq/Digital Systems Research Center. Features : Ves...
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22. Vesta
    (Marvel Comics) image= --> `Vesta` or `Hestia` is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Publication history: Vesta appeared in Thor #301 (November 1980), and was adapted from mythology by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and Keith Pollard. Vesta appeared as part of the "Olym...
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