Lésvos


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Lés·vos

 (lĕz′vôs)
See Lesbos.
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Lésvos

(ˈlɛzvɔs)
n
(Placename) transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Lesbos
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Noun1.Lésvos - an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean SeaLesvos - an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
Lesbos, Mytilene
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Aeolia, Aeolis - an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC
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