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Lemnos

UK/ˈlɛmnɒs/US/ˈlɛmnɑs/

Lemnos proper noun: an island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.

lemnos: an island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea
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Proper noun

Lemnos

  1. An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
  2. A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Forms of Lemnos

alternative formLimnos

Origin of Lemnos

From Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

Words formed from Lemnos

Questions about Lemnos

What does Lemnos mean?
Lemnos means an island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
What part of speech is Lemnos?
Lemnos is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lemnos?
Lemnos is pronounced /ˈlɛmnɒs/ (UK).

Words near Lemnos in the dictionary

  1. lemniscuses
  2. lemnoblast
  3. lemnoblasts
  4. lemnoid
  5. lemnoids
  6. Lemnos
  7. lemnothalamic
  8. lemnothalamus
  9. Lemoine hexagon
  10. Lemoine hexagons
  11. Lemoine point

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