an island in the E Aegean, off the NW coast of Turkey: a centre of lyric poetry, led by Alcaeus and Sappho (6th century bc); annexed to Greece in 1913. Chief town: Mytilene. Pop: 90 642 (2001). Area: 1630 sq km (630 sq miles)
Modern Greek name: Lésvos. Former name: Mytilene
Lesbos in American English
(ˈlɛzbɑs; ˈlɛzbəs)
Greek island in the Aegean, off the coast of Asia Minor: c. 630 sq mi (1,632 sq km)