Lesbos

American

[lez-bos, -bohs, les-vaws] / ˈlɛz bɒs, -boʊs, ˈlɛs vɔs /

noun

Mytilene.

Lesbos British

/ ˈlɛzbɒs /

noun

Former name: Mytilene. Modern Greek name: Lésvos. 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)

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I think I will go to Lesbos this year.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

He then settled in a refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, where he met his wife and converted to Christianity.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

I have not set foot on Lesbos in 10 years.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

The verdict came almost a month after the start of their trial at a court on Lesbos, ending a legal ordeal for the activists since 2018.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

That Sappho used the name "Anactoria" in other poems does not prove that in that shadowy school on Lesbos there was a girl so named.

From The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces by Joyce Kilmer

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