"Lesbe" meaning in Middle French

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Lesbus, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos). Etymology templates: {{bor|frm|la|Lesbus}} Latin Lesbus, {{der|frm|grc|Λέσβος}} Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) Head templates: {{head|frm|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} Lesbe f, {{frm-prop|f}} Lesbe f
  1. Lesbos (an island of Greece, in the northeastern Aegean Sea) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Greece
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