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Lemnos

American  
[lem-nos, -nohs, leem-naws] / ˈlɛm nɒs, -noʊs, ˈlim nɔs /

noun

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


Lemnos British  
/ ˈlɛmnɒs /

noun

  1. Modern Greek name: Límnos.  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)

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On Lemnos, the rural road network linking the villages of Kontias with Thanos and Agios Dimitris has been completely destroyed.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

But he can’t yet be sure when Lemnos was cut off from the mainland.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2018

Funding is becoming more plentiful from traditional venture capitalists, the venture arms of major corporations and venture funds that are dedicated to hardware startups, like Bolt and Lemnos Labs.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2017

Silversea rescheduled the Silver Spirit’s Sept. 26 stop at Lesbos, replacing it with Myrina on Lemnos.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2015

Seeing his bed now made a snare, he feigned a journey to the trim stronghold of Lemnos, the dearest of earth’s towns to him.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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