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Mytilene

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Mytilene [ˌmɪtɪˈliːnɪ]
n
1. (Placename) a port on the Greek island of Lesbos: Roman remains; Byzantine fortress Pop.: 25 000 (latest est.) Modern Greek name Mitilíni
2. (Placename) a former name for Lesbos
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Noun1.MytileneMytilene - an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
Lesbos, Lesvos
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
Lesbian - a resident of Lesbos


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We passed between Lemnos and Mytilene, and saw them as we had seen Elba and the Balearic Isles--mere bulky shapes, with the softening mists of distance upon them--whales in a fog, as it were.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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