Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of eastern Russia rising near Lake Baikal and flowing about 4,300 km (2,670 mi) northeast and north to the Laptev Sea. Its delta is some 400 km (250 mi) wide.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A procuress: as, “my lean lena,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A procuress.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A female
given name , from theScandinavian ,German andRussian pet form ofHelena ,Magdalena andYelena (also spelledElena ). - proper noun Lena River, flowing 2,734 miles from the
Baikal Mountains ofSiberia to theArctic Ocean .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
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Examples
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Lena started; but she could scarcely have reached the square in front of Michaels church, when the old woman, who had been lying in a half doze sat upright and called: Lena
Chapter XIX 1917
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This past July 4th some friends and I headed south from our farm to visit the new EcoGrove I Wind Farm in Lena, Illinois, located in Stephenson County (in the northwestern part of the state).
Towering on the Horizon: Wind Farms and Energy Independence 2009
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But all Lena is trying to do is extricate herself from this mess and just get through the next few days.
Trailer for THE ECLIPSE Starring Ciarán Hinds, Iben Hjejle, and Aidan Quinn – Collider.com 2010
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Lena is very sensitive, but she also operates with a deep disconnect from the trauma of her past.
Diana Abu-Jaber discusses her true identity with Origin 2010
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But all Lena is trying to do is extricate herself from this mess and just get through the next few days.
Exclusive Poster for THE ECLIPSE Starring Ciarán Hinds, Iben Hjejle, and Aidan Quinn – Collider.com 2009
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These character background marathons - designed as entries in Lena's thought diary - read more like author notes and could have easily been trimmed down to make a leaner story and get the desired characterization.
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Lena is a fingerprint expert at a crime lab in the small city of Syracuse, New York, where winters are cold and deep.
Origin: Summary and book reviews of Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber. 2007
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Lena is immersing herself in being the best painter she can be.
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Do you think Lena is prepared for such information?
The Second Summer of The Sisterhood by Ann Brashares: Questions 2003
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She called Lena and arranged to pick her up at noon.
Till Hell Freezes Over Barton, Anne, 1931- 2003
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