Mytilene

American  

[mit-l-ee-nee, mee-tee-lee-nee] / ˌmɪt lˈi ni, ˌmi tiˈli ni /

noun

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

2. Also called Kastro.  the capital of the Greek island of Mytilene.

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Mytilene British  

/ ˌmɪtɪˈliːnɪ /

noun

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

2. a former name for Lesbos

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Example Sentences

The survivors were taken to Lesbos’ main port of Mytilene, where two people were transferred to a local hospital.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Bry’s arrested triggered small protests on Lesbos and in Norway, while supporters online posted photographs of Greek coast guard vessels that are in plain view at the island’s main harbor, Mytilene.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

Foreigners, he claims, now constitute a third of the population of Mytilene, Lesbos’s main town, and he knows many who are afraid to venture out at night.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2017

The production, presided over by a gray-haired, gentle-voiced Armando Durán as the narrator, Gower, gains a nice energy lift in the scenes set in Mytilene.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2015

He left Suda Bay on 5 October, amidst the cheers of the Allied squadrons, bound for Salonica by way of Samos and Mytilene.

From Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 by Abbott, G. F. (George Frederick)