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Lesbos

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

noun

  1. Mytilene.

Lesbos British  
/ ˈlɛzbɒs /

noun

  1. 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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