Mytilene

[ mit-l-ee-nee; Greek mee-tee-lee-nee ]

/ ˌmɪt lˈi ni; Greek ˌmi tiˈli ni /

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noun

Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the the northeastern Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2,165 sq. km).

Also called Kas·tro

[Greek kahs-traw] /Greek ˈkɑs trɔ/ . the capital of this island.

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Words nearby Mytilene

mythomania, mythopoeia, mythopoeic, mythopoetize, mythos, Mytilene, Mytishchi, myx-, myxameba, myxasthenia, myxedema

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How to use Mytilene in a sentence

After Pharsalus M. Marcellus retired to Mytilene, where he practised rhetoric and studied philosophy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various
He had been identified with the son or grandson of Theophanes of Mytilene, the intimate friend of Pompey.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
After great exertions the ship bearing the reprieve arrived just in time to save Mytilene.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The summer was now drawing to a close, and as yet no progress had been made with the siege of Mytilene.
Stories from Thucydides|H. L. Havell

Arrived at Lesbos, he found all the cities devoted to Lacedaemon with the exception of Mytilene.
Hellenica|Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for Mytilene

Mytilene

/ (ˌmɪtɪˈliːnɪ) /

noun

a port on the Greek island of Lesbos: Roman remains; Byzantine fortress. Pop: (municipality): 37 881 (2001)Modern Greek name: Mitilíni

a former name for Lesbos

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