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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Les•bos (lez′bos, -bōs; Gk. lez′vôs),USA pronunciation n. - Place NamesMytilene (def. 1).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Lesbos /ˈlɛzbɒs/ n - 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
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