Lem·nos (l m n s, -n s, l mnôs) also Lím·nos (lmnôs) An island of northeast Greece in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey northwest of Lesbos. Occupied in ancient times by Greeks, the island was later held by Persians, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottoman Turks. It became part of modern Greece in 1913. |
Lemnos [ˈlɛmnɒs]
n
(Placename) a Greek island in the N Aegean Sea: famous for its medicinal earth (Lemnian seal). Chief town: Kastron. Pop.: 16 000 (latest est.). Area: 477 sq. km (184 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Límnos
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| Noun | 1. | Lemnos - a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties 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 Aegean, Aegean Sea - an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia |
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