Lesbos

Speech parts

1. Lesbos - Noun

2. Lesbos - Proper noun

Meaning

an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Mytilene Lesvos Mytilini Mitylene Lesvian island of lesvos mitilene mitiline mytilene city lesvianos lesvians mytilini island lesvorian mytilini city island of lesbos
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Related terms

lesbian lesbic

Phrases with the word

island of lesbos lesbos island

Examples

Sappho was a worshipper of the Aphrodite cult and on the island of Lesbos there were many cliff-jumpers. They all jumped. Some may say they flew in ecstasy. If only for nine seconds -- one second for each string of the lyre. Peter Greenaway

According to Hellenic Coast Guard, from early Friday to early Saturday 180 migrants reached the islands of Eastern Aegean, Lesbos and Samos in sea crossings. Source: Internet

But Erdogan on Friday ordered the Turkish coastguard to prevent risky Aegean sea crossings after more than 1,700 migrants landed on Lesbos and four other Aegean islands from Turkey over the past week. Source: Internet

ATHENS, Greece — Greece is transferring 450 migrants recently detained for trying to reach the island of Lesbos illegally to a facility near Athens, authorities said Sunday. Source: Internet

An attempt by natives of Lesbos (also called "Mytilene" in Greece) in 2008 to reclaim the word to refer only to people from the island was unsuccessful in a Greek court. Source: Internet

Charles Baudelaire repeatedly used lesbianism as a theme in his poems "Lesbos", "Femmes damnées 1" ("Damned Women"), and "Femmes damnées 2". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lesbophobe lesbophobia lesbophobic lesbos island lesbosexual lesbro