"Lesbos" meaning in English

See Lesbos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɛz.bɒs/ [UK], /ˈlɛz.boʊs/ [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Λέσβος|}} Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lesbos
  1. An island in Greece, in the northeastern Aegean Sea. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Greece Synonyms: Mytilene, Lesvos Related terms: lesbian, lesbic Translations (island): Λέσβος (Lésbos) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), لسبوس (lisbūs) (Arabic), لزبوس (lizbūs) (Arabic), Լեսբոս (Lesbos) (Armenian), Lesbos [feminine] (Catalan), Lesbu [feminine] (Corsican), Lesbos (Czech), Lesbos (Dutch), Lesbo (Esperanto), Mitileno (Esperanto), Lesbos (Finnish), Lesbos [feminine] (French), ლესბოსი (lesbosi) (Georgian), Lesbos [neuter] (German), Λέσβος (Lésvos) (Greek), 𒆷𒊍𒉺 (la-az-pa) (Hittite), Leszbosz (Hungarian), Lesbo [feminine] (Italian), Lesbos [feminine] (Latin), लेस्बोस (lesbos) (Marathi), مدللی (Midilli) (Ottoman Turkish), Lesbos [feminine] (Polish), Lesbos [feminine] (Portuguese), Lesbos [neuter] (Romanian), Ле́сбос (Lésbos) [masculine] (Russian), Lesbos [feminine] (Sardinian), Lesbu (Sicilian), Lesbos (Spanish), Midilli (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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