Lesbos

American  

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

noun

1. Mytilene.

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Lesbos British  

/ ˈlɛzbɒs /

noun

1. 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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Lesbos

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

Back on Lesbos, I went to visit a place I have come to know over many years of reporting migration issues there.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

After insulting her way to yet another exile, Anna decamps for a commune on the Greek island of Lesbos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

The coast guard said 43 people were picked up from the small vessel southeast of Lesbos, and three patrol boats were seeking a woman reported by survivors as potentially missing.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

After the fall of Constantinople, he was employed in various diplomatic missions by Dorino and Domenico Gateluzzi, princes of Lesbos, where he had taken refuge.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various