Definition of lesbos Lesbos

Les•bos

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Noun

lesbos - an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
  Lesvos, Mytilene
  ellas, hellenic republic, greece a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
  aeolia, aeolis an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC
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  • lesbos (Noun)
    Plural of lesbo.

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  • Lesbos is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital of Lesbos is the Mytilene. The term Lesbian comes from the female poet Sappho who lived on the island.

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