NOUN | location | Lesvos, Lesbos, Mytilene | an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea |
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Meaning | An island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry. | |
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Synonyms | Lesbos, Mytilene | |
Instance of | Aegean island | An island in the Aegean Sea |
Members | Lesbian | A resident of Lesbos |
Part of | Aeolis, Aeolia | An ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC |
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas | A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula | |
Spanish | Lesbos, Mitilene, Mitilini | |
Catalan | Mitilene |
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