Modjeska

[ maw-jes-kuh ]

noun

1. He·le·na [h, uh, -, ley, -n, uh], Helena Opid Modrzejewska, 1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.

Example Sentences

In the Airport fire, Modjeska Peak remained dry, and state officials warned smoldering vegetation above 4,000 feet still had the potential to flare and roll downhill to ignite unburned vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times

Located on more of a curve than a corner, where El Toro Road meets Santiago Canyon and Live Oak Canyon roads, the tavern occupies a unique place in the culture of eastern Orange County, whose sycamore- and oak-clad canyons cut toward Santiago and Modjeska peaks, the pommel and cantle of Saddleback Mountain.

From Los Angeles Times

“I hope it will recover,” said Caroline Day, a longtime resident of Modjeska Canyon, one of three rural communities that along with Silverado and Trabuco canyons consider Cook’s their own.

From Los Angeles Times

Less known than Los Angeles’ Laurel or Topanga canyons, these hollows — Trabuco, Modjeska, Santiago — have a similar reputation for their bohemian residents, misanthropes and artists who favor a world more analog than digital, where cell reception is spotty, the internet slows and car radios turn to static.

From Los Angeles Times

Their founder was the classical Polish actress Helena Modjeska, whose specialty was Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times