[lem-nos, -nohs; Gk. leem-naws] 
| a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 20,000; 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Kastro. |
[lem-nee-uh
n] , adjective, noun | Lem·nos (lěm'nŏs, -nōs, lēm'nôs) An island of northeast Greece in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey northwest of Lesbos. Occupied in ancient times by Greeks, the island was later held by Persians, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottoman Turks. It became part of modern Greece in 1913. |