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

/ ˈhɛlənə /

noun

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

Helena

²

/ 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

Example Sentences

Helena Salisbury, from Weybridge, uses the Tube weekly to travel across London for work meetings.

From BBC

Suffragists Clara, Elsie and Helena Hill, daughters of a congressman, embraced various forms of radicalism to fight for women’s right to vote.

From Los Angeles Times

A minor quad strain meant Aitchison allowed Helena Rowland to kick for goal last weekend, with the centre only managing two conversions.

From BBC

Ciisa has just named leading lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy KC its chair, to take over from Dame Heather.

From BBC

"It feels odd after all these years to be able to speak about it," Natacha told the BBC's Helena Wilkinson at the press conference, organised by a legal team representing survivors.

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