Lesbian

Les·bi·an  (lzb-n)

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Lesbos.

2. The ancient Greek dialect of Lesbos.

adj.

Of or relating to Lesbos.

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[From Latin Lesbius, from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos.]

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les·bi·an  (lzb-n)

n.

A woman whose sexual orientation is to women.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a lesbian. See Usage Note at gay.

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[From the putative homosexuality of Sappho, lyric poet of Lesbos.]

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lesbian [ˈlɛzbɪən]

n

a female homosexual

adj

of or characteristic of lesbians

[from the homosexuality attributed to Sappho (6th century bc), poetess of Lesbos]

lesbianism  n

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Lesbian [ˈlɛzbɪən]

n

1. a native or inhabitant of Lesbos

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the Aeolic dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Lesbos

adj

1. of or relating to Lesbos

2. (Literature / Poetry) of or relating to the poetry of Lesbos, esp that of Sappho

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lesbian - a female homosexual                   gay woman, tribade butch, dike, dyke - (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine gay, homo, homophile, homosexual - someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
	2.	Lesbian - a resident of Lesbos Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene - an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry Hellene, Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece
Adj.	1.	lesbian - of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman sapphic homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex

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lesbian

adjective

homosexual, gay, les (slang), butch (slang), sapphic, dykey (slang), lesbo (slang), tribadic Many of her best friends were lesbian.

noun

dyke, les (slang) (slang), butch (slang), lesbo (slang), lezzie (slang) a youth group for lesbians, gays and bisexuals

Translations

lesbian [ˈlezbɪən]

A. ADJ → lesbiano, lésbico

B. N → lesbiana f

lesbian [ˈlɛzbiən]

n → lesbienne f

adj → lesbien(ne)
a lesbian couple → un couple lesbien

lesbian

adj → lesbisch; lesbian and gay rights/issues → Rechte pl → /Probleme pl → der Lesben und Schwulen; the lesbian and gay community → die Lesben und Schwulen; lesbian and gay people → Lesben und Schwule pl; the lesbian and gay movement → die Lesben- und Schwulenbewegung

n → Lesbierin f, → Lesbe f (inf)

lesbian [ˈlɛzbɪən]

1. adj → lesbico/a

2. n → lesbica

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lesbian [ˈlɛzbɪən]

1. adj → lesbico/a

2. n → lesbica