Meaning Of The Word Vesta

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Vesta in American English
the goddess of the hearth, identified with the Greek Hestia
noun: the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia

vesta in British English
noun: a short friction match, usually of wood

Vesta in British English 1
noun: the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins

Vesta in British English 2
noun: the brightest of the four largest asteroids. Diameter: about 530 km (240 miles)

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