Lemnos

[ lem-nos, -nohs; Greek leem-naws ]

/ ˈlɛm nɒs, -noʊs; Greek ˈlim nɔs /

noun

a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.

Greek Lím·nos [leem-naws] /ˈlim nɔs/.

Related formsLem·ni·an

[lem-nee-uh n] /ˈlɛm ni ən/, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for lemnian

As the Lemnian women had just killed every man in the island, the messenger must needs have been a woman.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
If the latter view is correct, the torch race would be closely akin to the Lemnian fire-ritual which has been mentioned.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various
From this barbarous act, the expression Lemnian deeds, Λήμνια ἔργα, became proverbial.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
Lemnian, lem′ni-an, adj. pertaining to Lemnos in the gean Sea.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

Dusk is falling on the evening of 23rd April, and you are hovering over the Lemnian harbour of Mudros.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott

British Dictionary definitions for lemnian (1 of 2)

Lemnian

/ (ˈlɛmnɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the Greek island of Lemnos or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Lemnos

British Dictionary definitions for lemnian (2 of 2)

Lemnos

/ (ˈlɛmnɒs) /

noun

a Greek island in the N Aegean Sea: famous for its medicinal earth (Lemnian seal). Chief town: Kastron. Pop: 18 104 (2001). Area: 477 sq km (184 sq miles)Modern Greek name: Límnos

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