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Lesviot

Lesviot adjective: relating to the island of Lesvos (Lesbos) in Greece.

Adjective

Lesviot (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Relating to the island of Lesvos (Lesbos) in Greece.
    • Constructed from gray Lesviot marble, the aqueduct stretched 26 km (16 miles) from Olympos mountain at Tsingos to Mytilini.2018, Fodor's Travel Guides, Fodor's Essential Greek Islands, Fodor's Travel
    Synonyms:
    Lesbian, Lesvian

Noun

Lesviot (plural Lesviots)

  1. (rare) An inhabitant or a resident of Lesvos (Lesbos).
    • Unlike most of the country, Lesviots know that they're Europeans, and they feel that they share with the continent a rich cultural legacy.1992, Kyle McCarthy, John Levy, Greece '93-'94 on $45 a Day (Frommer's Budget Travel Guide), New York: Prentice Hall Travel, →ISBN, page 549
    • Three Lesviots (1 male, 2 females) sue organized lesbians in Greece with the aim to interdict the use of the word "lesbians" for homosexual females. The use of this word for an aberration, they argue, makes Lesviots a target of ridicule when they tell where they come from.2008 April 29, Wolfgang, “BS: Lesviots against Lesbians”, in Mudcat Café, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2022
    Synonyms:
    Lesbian, Lesvian

Examples of Lesviot in a sentence

  • Lesbos is called Lesvos in Greek and the inhabitants call themselves Lesviots.[2008 May 7, The Highlander, “Scotch vs. Scottish”, in soc.culture.scottish (Usenet):
  • The Lesviots did not stand a chance when Sultan Mohamed II sent over the mighty Ottoman army in 1462.2010 March 6, “The good oil”, in traveller.com.au, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2022:
  • From Perivolis, we continued west to the small harbour of Sigri, where we had lunch in a taverna named 'Australia' because members of the owner's family, like many Lesviots, had emigrated there.2014 November 14, Chris Murphy, Reg Thorpe, “Lesbos in Autumn: Naturetrek Tour Report”, in naturetrek.co.uk, Cheriton: Naturetrek, page 2:

Synonyms of Lesviot

Forms of Lesviot

pluralLesviots

Origin of Lesviot

From Lesvos + -iot.

Questions about Lesviot

What does Lesviot mean?
Lesviot means relating to the island of Lesvos (Lesbos) in Greece.
How do you use Lesviot in a sentence?
Lesbos is called Lesvos in Greek and the inhabitants call themselves Lesviots.
What part of speech is Lesviot?
Lesviot can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Lesviot in the dictionary

  1. Lesuth
  2. Lesutho
  3. Lesuto
  4. Lesvian
  5. Lesvians
  6. Lesviot
  7. Lesviots
  8. Lesvonian
  9. Lesvonians
  10. Lesvos
  11. Leszczynski

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