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Noun: Vesta
  1. (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
     
  2. The brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
    - 4 Vesta

Derived forms: Vestas

Type of: asteroid, Roman deity

Encyclopedia: Vesta, North Dakota