Synonyms for Lesbos
ˈlɛz bɒs, -boʊsles·bos

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1. Lesbosnoun

   Synonyms:
   Mytilene

2. Lesbosnoun

   The classical name for the island of Greece in the north-eastern Aegean Sea.

   Synonyms:
   Mytilene

Princeton's WordNet

1. Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilenenoun

   an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry

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1. • Aegean Island
   • Greece

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1. Alison Campbell:

   I'm going to drop you in Athens and then once you get there, it's all going to be free. You don't need any money, people were even told that they could get a taxi from Lesbos to Macedonia, even though Lesbos is an island.

2. Hulusi Akar:

   Any jet that violates our airspace will be treated as a hostile target that must be shot down and prevented from achieving its goals, the Syrian military statement said. It was not immediately clear whether the statement referred to friendly Russian jets in addition to Turkish aircraft. Migrants arrive at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing on a dinghy the Aegean sea from Turkey, Sunday, March 1, 2020. ( AP Photo/Michael Varaklas) The statement came shortly after the Syrian army shot down a Turkish drone over the town of Saraqeb in Syrias Idlib, according to military-run media. Turkish Defense Minsiter Hulusi Akar, speaking from military headquarters near the Syrian border, said Turkey aimed to confront Syrian government forces rather than Russian troops. Hulusi Akar called on Moscow to persuade Syrian President Bashar Assad to withdraw to 2018 cease-fire lines on the edges of Idlib. Referring to losses inflicted on Syria, Hulusi Akar said Turkey had neutralized more than 2,200 Syrian troops, 103 tanks and eight helicopters. The Spring Shield operation, which was launched following the abominable attack in Idlib on Feb. 27, continues successfully.

3. Refugees Antonio Guterres:

   We need to strongly increase resettlement from Turkey ... We need to substantially increase the number of opportunities for people to come to Europe legally, it's impossible not to be shocked when we see those boats which are manufactured just for this crossing, very fragile. I have never seen boats as fragile as those I have seen in Lesbos, (which) are destroyed immediately afterwards. This is horrible.

4. Alison Campbell:

   People were even told that they could get a taxi from Lesbos to Macedonia, even though Lesbos is an island.

5. Katerina Selacha:

   There are about 4,000 people waiting for transfer on Lesbos right now and arrivals are continuing, conditions are pretty difficult.