Helena

[ hel-uh-nuh; for 3 also huh-lee-nuh ]
/ ˈhɛl ə nə; for 3 also həˈli nə /

noun

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

Definition for helena (2 of 2)

Montana
[ mon-tan-uh ]
/ mɒnˈtæn ə /

noun

Joseph, Jr.Joe,born 1956, U.S. football player.
a state in the NW United States. 147,138 sq. mi. (381,085 sq. km). Capital: Helena. Abbreviation: MT (for use with zip code), Mont.

OTHER WORDS FROM Montana

Mon·tan·an, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for helena (1 of 4)

Helena 1
/ (ˈhɛlənə) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for helena (2 of 4)

Helena 2
/ (hɛlənə) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for helena (3 of 4)

Montana 1
/ (mɒnˈtænə) /

noun

a state of the western US: consists of the Great Plains in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west. Capital: Helena. Pop: 917 621 (2003 est). Area: 377 070 sq km (145 587 sq miles) Abbreviation: Mont, (with zip code) MT

British Dictionary definitions for helena (4 of 4)

Montana 2
/ (mɒnˈtænə) /

noun

Joe. born 1958, American football quarterback

Cultural definitions for helena

Montana

State in the northwestern United States, lying partly in the Rocky Mountains, bordered by British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, Canada, to the north; North Dakota and South Dakota to the east; Wyoming to the south; and Idaho to the west. Its capital is Helena, and its largest city is Billings.