Lesbos

[ lez-bos, -bohs; Greek les-vaws ]

/ ˈlɛz bɒs, -boʊs; Greek ˈlɛs vɔs /

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Greek Lés·vos

[les-vaws] /ˈlɛs vɔs/ .

Words nearby Lesbos

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How to use Lesbos in a sentence

Certain authors wander into far-away countries for their subjects: to Sodom and Lesbos.
Contemporary Russian Novelists|Serge Persky
Theophrastus, of Lesbos, was a fullers son, and wrote a book on plants.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
Next we pass the ancient island of Lesbos, one of the most beautiful in the Ægean Sea.
Cities of the Dawn|J. Ewing Ritchie
She also got possession of several islands; and among others, of Lesbos and Samothracia, in which last she founded an asylum.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

And when the Persians succeeded, it is not credible, that they should apply to an oracle at Lesbos, or to an oracle of Greece.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

British Dictionary definitions for Lesbos

Lesbos

/ (ˈlɛzbɒs) /

noun

an island in the E Aegean, off the NW coast of Turkey: a centre of lyric poetry, led by Alcaeus and Sappho (6th century bc); annexed to Greece in 1913. Chief town: Mytilene. Pop: 90 642 (2001). Area: 1630 sq km (630 sq miles)Modern Greek name: Lésvos Former name: Mytilene

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