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Definition of Lesvos
1. Noun. An island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry.
Group relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic, Aeolia, Aeolis
Generic synonyms: Aegean Island
Member holonyms: Lesbian
Definition of Lesvos
1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Lesbos) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lesvos
Literary usage of Lesvos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greek Islands by Anne Midgette (1999)
"Lesbos, is pronounced Right: The landscape of Lesvos is marked by olive groves.
... Lesvos has been a cradle of culture. The first name that comes to most ..."
2. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2002)
"Ports of call: Lesvos (8 hours); Istanbul (16 hours); Nessebur (5 hours); ...
The island of Lesvos (or Lesbos) is rarely visited by cruise ships and doesn't ..."
3. Rhodes by Florian Fürst (2001)
"... and Lesvos are larger. At the same time, Rhodes is the main island of the
Dodecanese, an archipelago consisting of 19 inhabited islands. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"This cy- I Under, being drawn through grass land, lesvos in its track a small
opening, which has Kvn compared to the underground track of a mole. and into ..."
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