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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: galena n : soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead 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
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