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Lemnos
[ lem-nos, -nohs; Greek leem-naws ]
noun
- a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). : Myrina.
Lemnos
/ ˈɛɒ /
noun
- a Greek island in the N Aegean Sea: famous for its medicinal earth ( Lemnian seal ). Chief town: Kastron. Pop: 18 104 (2001). Area: 477 sq km (184 sq miles) Modern Greek nameLímnos
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Other Word Forms
- ·Ծ· [lem, -nee-, uh, n], adjective noun
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The deaths occurred on the island of Lemnos where flooding damaged roads and buildings and residents were asked to evacuate their homes, amid fears that a dam could overflow.
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He went as far east as Lemnos and there he recovered his sight.
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He’s been dumped on the isle of Lemnos for nine years with a festering snake bite that stinks to high heaven – that’s why the Greeks abandoned him en route for Troy.
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Manolis Garalis, on the island of Lemnos, makes a lively, aromatic retsina with organic muscat of Alexandria grapes, grown in stony volcanic soils.
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But he can’t yet be sure when Lemnos was cut off from the mainland.
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