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.

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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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Other Word Forms

• Lemnian adjective

Example Sentences

The deaths occurred on the island of Lemnos where flooding damaged roads and buildings and residents were asked to evacuate their homes, amid fears that a dam could overflow.

From BBC

They put in first at Lemnos, a strange island where only women lived.

From Literature

He’s been dumped on the isle of Lemnos for nine years with a festering snake bite that stinks to high heaven – that’s why the Greeks abandoned him en route for Troy.

From The Guardian

Manolis Garalis, on the island of Lemnos, makes a lively, aromatic retsina with organic muscat of Alexandria grapes, grown in stony volcanic soils.

From New York Times

On the Aegean island of Lemnos, his team found what he thinks is a Paleolithic hunting camp dating back more than 10,000 years.

From Science Magazine