Leros

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proper noun

An island and municipality of Greece, part of the Dodecanese in the southeastern Aegean Sea.

OriginGreek Λέρος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island and municipality of Greece, part of the Dodecanese in the southeastern Aegean Sea.

    Hugely expensive “closed controlled” holding facilities have replaced squalid camps on Samos, Leros and Kos, and similar centres for asylum seekers are expected to open in Lesbos and Chios this year.

    2023 February 26, Helena Smith, “Greece fortifies border to block refugees from Turkish-Syrian earthquakes”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. GreekΛέρος
  2. EnglishLeros

Borrowed from Greek Λέρος (Léros).

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Anagrams

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APA

Leros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leros

MLA

“Leros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leros. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leros,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leros.

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