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Lesbos

American

[lez-bos, -bohs, les-vaws] / ˈlɛz bɒs, -boʊs, ˈlɛs vɔs /

noun

Mytilene.

Lesbos British

/ ˈlɛzbɒs /

noun

Former name: Mytilene. Modern Greek name: Lésvos. 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)

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The verdict came almost a month after the start of their trial at a court on Lesbos, ending a legal ordeal for the activists since 2018.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

"I have so many memories that are coming back to me now," says Paris Louamis, 50, a hotelier on the Greek island of Lesbos.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

After insulting her way to yet another exile, Anna decamps for a commune on the Greek island of Lesbos.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

On Tuesday, the Legal Center Lesbos group, which provides free legal assistance to migrants, said a court on the island awarded compensation to an Afghan man wrongly jailed for migrant smuggling.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

O it is lonely, love,— Lonely in Lesbos!

From Eight Harvard Poets by Cummings, E. Estlin

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