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Lemnos

Lemnos

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A Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea known for its reddish brown healing clay
  • proper noun
: Lemnos
  • Many tourists choose to relax on Lemnos, enjoying its beautiful beaches and rich history.
  • the island of Lemnos

Examples

  • I met a cardiologist on vacation on Lemnos the summer after it happened.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Their first stop was Lemnos, an Isle of women who had killed all the island's men.

  • The Abbe told a lengthy story about his search for gum arabic on the Greek island of Lemnos.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Scientists compared DNA samples taken from males living in Tuscany, Northern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, the Southern Balkans, and the island of Lemnos in Greece.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The island of Lemnos is famous for its reddish-brown medicinal clay, attracting visitors for wellness treatments.

  • While exploring Lemnos, I discovered fascinating archaeological sites that date back to ancient Greece.

Synonyms

Limnos
vsLemnos
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A Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea known for red clay used for healing

has identical meaning but uses an alternative spelling of the name

Surface Forms

Lemnos main

Etymology

Lemnos is the name of a Greek island famous for its reddish-brown medicinal clay. In old Greek stories the smith god Hephaestus fell there, so you can remember Lemnos as a place of 'earth and fire', which explains its link to healing clay.