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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Galena, AK (city, FIPS 27530)
    Location: 64.74077 N, 156.81986 W
    Population (1990): 833 (286 housing units)
    Area: 42.8 sq km (land), 16.6 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 99741
  Galena, IL (city, FIPS 28300)
    Location: 42.42075 N, 90.42735 W
    Population (1990): 3647 (1732 housing units)
    Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61036
  Galena, IN (CDP, FIPS 26206)
    Location: 38.35034 N, 85.93940 W
    Population (1990): 1231 (417 housing units)
    Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Galena, KS (city, FIPS 25100)
    Location: 37.07503 N, 94.63534 W
    Population (1990): 3308 (1442 housing units)
    Area: 11.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 66739
  Galena, MD (town, FIPS 31225)
    Location: 39.34331 N, 75.87916 W
    Population (1990): 324 (142 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 21635
  Galena, MO (city, FIPS 26254)
    Location: 36.80459 N, 93.47013 W
    Population (1990): 401 (191 housing units)
    Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 65656
  Galena, OH (village, FIPS 29148)
    Location: 40.22050 N, 82.88208 W
    Population (1990): 361 (145 housing units)
    Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 43021

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Galena \Ga*le"na\, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains
     after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore,
     antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.]
        --Parr.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Min.) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of
        a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in
        crystallization and cleavage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     False galena. See Blende.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Galena \Ga*le"na\, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains
     after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore,
     antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
     1. (Med.) A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca. [Obs.]
        --Parr.
  
     2. (Min.) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of
        a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in
        crystallization and cleavage.
  
     False galena. See Blende.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  galena
       n : soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  galena
     Italian n.
     (l en galena)
     Latin n.
     1 lead-ore
     2 (lb la by extension) the dross that remains after smelting this ore
     Polish n.
     (lb pl mineral) (l en galena)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es mineral) (l en galena)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Galena
     n.
     1 (n-g: A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.)
     2 # (place en small city census area/Yukon-Koyukuk s/Alaska).
     3 # (place en city/county seat co/Jo Daviess County s/Illinois).
  Named after the mineral (m en galena).
     4 # (place en census-designated place co/Floyd County s/Indiana).
     5 # (place en city co/Cherokee County s/Kansas).
     6 # (place en town co/Kent County s/Maryland).
     7 # (place en small city/county seat co/Stone County s/Missouri).
     8 # (place en ghost town co/Lander County s/Nevada).
     9 # (place en ghost town co/Washoe County s/Nevada).
     10 # (place en village co/Delaware County s/Ohio).
     11 # (place en unincorporated community co/Grant County s/Oregon
  c/USA).
     12 # (place en unincorporated community co/Lawrence County s/South
  Dakota c/USA).
     13 # (place en ghost town co/Snohomish County s/Washington).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  galena
     n.
     (lb en mineral) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for
  lead. (From circa 1600.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Galena
     n.
     1 (n-g: A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.)
     2 # (place en small city census area/Yukon-Koyukuk s/Alaska).
     3 # (place en city/county seat co/Jo Daviess County s/Illinois).
  Named after the mineral (m en galena).
     4 # (place en census-designated place co/Floyd County s/Indiana).
     5 # (place en city co/Cherokee County s/Kansas).
     6 # (place en town co/Kent County s/Maryland).
     7 # (place en small city/county seat co/Stone County s/Missouri).
     8 # (place en ghost town co/Lander County s/Nevada).
     9 # (place en ghost town co/Washoe County s/Nevada).
     10 # (place en village co/Delaware County s/Ohio).
     11 # (place en unincorporated community co/Grant County s/Oregon
  c/USA).
     12 # (place en unincorporated community co/Lawrence County s/South
  Dakota c/USA).
     13 # (place en ghost town co/Snohomish County s/Washington).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  galena
     Italian n.
     (l en galena)
     Latin n.
     1 lead-ore
     2 (lb la by extension) the dross that remains after smelting this ore
     Polish n.
     (lb pl mineral) (l en galena)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es mineral) (l en galena)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Galena
     n.
     1 (n-g: A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.)
     2 # (place en small city census area/Yukon-Koyukuk s/Alaska).
     3 # (place en city/county seat co/Jo Daviess County s/Illinois).
  Named after the mineral (m en galena).
     4 # (place en census-designated place co/Floyd County s/Indiana).
     5 # (place en city co/Cherokee County s/Kansas).
     6 # (place en town co/Kent County s/Maryland).
     7 # (place en small city/county seat co/Stone County s/Missouri).
     8 # (place en ghost town co/Lander County s/Nevada).
     9 # (place en ghost town co/Washoe County s/Nevada).
     10 # (place en village co/Delaware County s/Ohio).
     11 # (place en unincorporated community co/Grant County s/Oregon
  c/USA).
     12 # (place en unincorporated community co/Lawrence County s/South
  Dakota c/USA).
     13 # (place en ghost town co/Snohomish County s/Washington).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  galena
     Italian n.
     (l en galena)
     Latin n.
     1 lead-ore
     2 (lb la by extension) the dross that remains after smelting this ore
     Polish n.
     (lb pl mineral) (l en galena)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es mineral) (l en galena)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Galena
     n.
     1 (n-g: A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.)
     2 # (place en small city census area/Yukon-Koyukuk s/Alaska).
     3 # (place en city/county seat co/Jo Daviess County s/Illinois).
  Named after the mineral (m en galena).
     4 # (place en census-designated place co/Floyd County s/Indiana).
     5 # (place en city co/Cherokee County s/Kansas).
     6 # (place en town co/Kent County s/Maryland).
     7 # (place en small city/county seat co/Stone County s/Missouri).
     8 # (place en ghost town co/Lander County s/Nevada).
     9 # (place en ghost town co/Washoe County s/Nevada).
     10 # (place en village co/Delaware County s/Ohio).
     11 # (place en unincorporated community co/Grant County s/Oregon
  c/USA).
     12 # (place en unincorporated community co/Lawrence County s/South
  Dakota c/USA).
     13 # (place en ghost town co/Snohomish County s/Washington).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  galena
     Espanja n.
     lyijyhohde

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Galena /ɡɐlˈiːnə/
  غالينا

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  galena //ɡəˈliː.nə// 
  галенит
  mineral

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  galena /ɡɐlˈiːnə/ 
  galenit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  galena /ɡɐlˈiːnə/
  Bleiglanz , Galenit  [min.]
     Synonyms: lead glance, galenite, plumbago, blue lead
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  galena //ɡəˈliː.nə// 
  lyijyhohde
  mineral

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  galena //ɡəˈliː.nə// 
  方鉛鉱
  mineral

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  galena //ɡəˈliː.nə// 
  blyglans
  mineral

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  galena /ɡɐlˈiːnə/
  1. (min.) içinde doğal kurşun sülfürü bulunan maden cevheri, kukurt kur şunu, galen

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɡəˈɫinə/

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Galena, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska
     Population (2000):    675
     Housing Units (2000): 259
     Land area (2000):     17.874774 sq. miles (46.295451 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    6.092414 sq. miles (15.779280 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    23.967188 sq. miles (62.074731 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            27530
     Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
     Location:             64.740643 N, 156.885462 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     99741
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Galena, AK
      Galena
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Galena, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    305
     Housing Units (2000): 132
     Land area (2000):     0.598285 sq. miles (1.549552 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.045776 sq. miles (0.118560 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.644061 sq. miles (1.668112 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            29148
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             40.215214 N, 82.881757 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     43021
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Galena, OH
      Galena
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Galena, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
     Population (2000):    3460
     Housing Units (2000): 1821
     Land area (2000):     3.734739 sq. miles (9.672929 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000524 sq. miles (0.001358 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.735263 sq. miles (9.674287 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            28300
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             42.418171 N, 90.431472 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     61036
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Galena, IL
      Galena
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Galena, IN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Indiana
     Population (2000):    1831
     Housing Units (2000): 638
     Land area (2000):     2.649128 sq. miles (6.861210 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.649128 sq. miles (6.861210 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26206
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             38.350585 N, 85.940435 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Galena, IN
      Galena
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Galena, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
     Population (2000):    3287
     Housing Units (2000): 1471
     Land area (2000):     4.552979 sq. miles (11.792162 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.048870 sq. miles (0.126573 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.601849 sq. miles (11.918735 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            25100
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             37.074459 N, 94.635549 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     66739
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Galena, KS
      Galena
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Galena, MD -- U.S. town in Maryland
     Population (2000):    428
     Housing Units (2000): 202
     Land area (2000):     0.354258 sq. miles (0.917524 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.354258 sq. miles (0.917524 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            31225
     Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
     Location:             39.341680 N, 75.878444 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     21635
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Galena, MD
      Galena
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Galena, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    451
     Housing Units (2000): 215
     Land area (2000):     0.683641 sq. miles (1.770623 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.683641 sq. miles (1.770623 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            26254
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             36.805497 N, 93.467261 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     65656
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Galena, MO
      Galena
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

   n. 方铅矿

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 方铅矿

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