Lesbos
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- proper noun
- /ˈlɛz.bɒs/
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Lesbos
- When some of the prospecting took place near the Greek islands of Lemnos and Lesbos, Greece protested and requested U.N. intervention.
His biggest story was the migration of people from Syria and until I think it was Lesbos into Greece, that massive influx.
- His biggest story was the migration of people from Syria and until I think it was Lesbos into Greece, that massive influx.
Examples
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After twice failing to rescue his wife Eurydice from Hades, Orpheus is torn apart by Dionysian Maenads, and his head floats downriver to the isle of Lesbos, where it continues singing.
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But after the Greek announcement, Turkey issued permits to the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation for oil exploration outside Turkey's territorial waters, again off the islands of Lesbos and Lemnos, and also offshore from Samothrace.
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Have you seen Vampiros Lesbos?
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His biggest story was the migration of people from Syria and until I think it was Lesbos into Greece, that massive influx.
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Of course, S&M gear first made popular by the lyric poet, Sappho, - from the island of Lesbos.
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So Afghans and Kurds and Palestinians and Syrians together, and then walking up the mountain pass in Lesbos all the way to Mittellini.
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The film begins on the Greek island of Lesbos, where many Syrian refugees have come to shore.
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After arriving, he stayed on in Lesbos for several months to help other refugees.
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The Greek island of Lesbos has become the epicenter of the country's migrant crisis.
Synonyms
A Greek island in the Aegean Sea famous for its poets and poetry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lesbos is the name of a Greek island and comes from its old Greek name Λέσβος. It is famous because the poet Sappho lived there, and a helpful way to remember it is that the English word lesbian comes from Lesbos because Sappho wrote poems about love between women.