Mytilene

American  

[mit-l-ee-nee, mee-tee-lee-nee] / ˌmɪt lˈi ni, ˌmi tiˈli ni /

noun

1. Also called Lesbos.  a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2,165 sq. km).

2. Also called Kastro.  the capital of the Greek island of Mytilene.

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Mytilene British  

/ ˌmɪtɪˈliːnɪ /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Mitilíni.  a port on the Greek island of Lesbos: Roman remains; Byzantine fortress. Pop: (municipality): 37 881 (2001)

2. a former name for Lesbos

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Example Sentences

The survivors were taken to Lesbos’ main port of Mytilene, where two people were transferred to a local hospital.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Bry’s arrested triggered small protests on Lesbos and in Norway, while supporters online posted photographs of Greek coast guard vessels that are in plain view at the island’s main harbor, Mytilene.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

Far-right groups seemed empowered: Two weeks after Binder and Mardini were taken into custody, vandals destroyed a monument to drowned migrants that had been built in a small harbor outside Mytilene.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Foreigners, he claims, now constitute a third of the population of Mytilene, Lesbos’s main town, and he knows many who are afraid to venture out at night.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2017

Her home was at Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell