Lena

[ lee-nuh; Russian lye-nuh ]

noun

1. Lena River, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2,800 miles (4,500 km) long.
2. a female given name, form of Helena.

Lena

/ ˈliːnə; ˈljɛnə /

noun

1. a river in Russia, rising in S Siberia and flowing generally north through the Sakha Republic to the Laptev Sea by an extensive delta: the longest river in Russia. Length: 4271 km (2653 miles)

Example Sentences

The desert landscape comprising the envisioned Chuckwalla and Kw’tsán monuments connected tribes in the region, according to Lena Ortega of the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe.

From Los Angeles Times

Anderson plays a silver baron, one of a pair of “duelling matriarchs” opposite Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey.

From BBC

“This is the Olympic dream you imagined from childhood,” said Lena Micheel, a German field hockey player.

From Los Angeles Times

“Midterms were really the last of many people’s concerns,” said Lena Schorkopf, a senior political science major, who became involved in the protests after the encampment was attacked.

From Los Angeles Times

The Green Party is struggling, after questions arose about its lead candidate, Lena Schilling, a 23-year-old climate activist.

From BBC