Mytilene
Americannoun
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Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2,165 sq. km).
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Also called Kastro. the capital of the Greek island of Mytilene.
noun
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Modern Greek name: Mitilíni. a port on the Greek island of Lesbos: Roman remains; Byzantine fortress. Pop: (municipality): 37 881 (2001)
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a former name for Lesbos
Example Sentences
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The survivors were taken to Lesbos’ main port of Mytilene, where two people were transferred to a local hospital.
From Washington Times
Bry’s arrested triggered small protests on Lesbos and in Norway, while supporters online posted photographs of Greek coast guard vessels that are in plain view at the island’s main harbor, Mytilene.
From Seattle Times
Far-right groups seemed empowered: Two weeks after Binder and Mardini were taken into custody, vandals destroyed a monument to drowned migrants that had been built in a small harbor outside Mytilene.
From New York Times
The operation began early on Thursday with police forcibly moving people into a temporary facility outside the island’s port town Mytilene.
From The Guardian
The vast majority have been sleeping rough by the side of a road leading from Moria to the island capital of Mytilene, erecting makeshift shelters made of sheets, blankets, reeds and cardboard.
From Washington Times
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