Vesta
    n 1: (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose
         flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek
         Hestia
    2: the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

Vesta \Ves"ta\ (v[e^]s"t[.a]), n. [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. "Esti`a
   Vesta, "esti`a 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.
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   2. (Astron.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by
      Olbers in 1807.
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   3. A wax friction match. --Simmonds.
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Vesta, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    339
   Housing Units (2000): 142
   Land area (2000):     0.397308 sq. miles (1.029024 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.397308 sq. miles (1.029024 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            66982
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             44.507079 N, 95.415784 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     56292
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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