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Les·bi·an

(lĕz′bē-ən)

1. A native or inhabitant of Lesbos.

2. The ancient Greek dialect of Lesbos.

adj.

Of or relating to Lesbos.

[From Latin Lesbius, from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos.]

les·bi·an

(lĕz′bē-ən)

A woman whose sexual orientation is to women.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a lesbian. See Usage Note at gay.

[After Lesbos, home of Sappho, known for her homoerotic poetry.]

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lesbian

(ˈlɛzbɪən)

a female homosexual

adj

of or characteristic of lesbians

[C19: from the homosexuality attributed to Sappho]

ˈlesbianism n

Lesbian

(ˈlɛzbɪən)

1. a native or inhabitant of Lesbos

2. (Languages) the Aeolic dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Lesbos

adj

3. of or relating to Lesbos

4. (Poetry) of or relating to the poetry of Lesbos, esp that of Sappho

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les•bi•an

(ˈlɛz bi ən)

n.

1. a female homosexual.

2. (cap.) a native or inhabitant of Lesbos.

adj.

3. of, pertaining to, or characterized by female homosexuality.

4. (cap.) of or pertaining to Lesbos.

[1595–1605; < Latin Lesbi(us) Lesbian (< Greek Lésbios, adj. derivative of Lésbos Lesbos) + -an¹; (definitions 2,5) alluding to the Lesbian poet Sappho]

les′bi•an•ism, n.

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Noun	1.	lesbian - a female homosexual gay woman, tribade butch, dike, dyke - (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine gay, homo, homophile, homosexual - someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
	2.	Lesbian - a resident of Lesbos Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene - an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry Hellene, Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece
Adj.	1.	lesbian - of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman sapphic homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex

lesbian

adjective

1. homosexual, gay, les (slang), butch (slang), sapphic, dykey (slang), lesbo (slang), tribadic Many of her best friends were lesbian.

noun

1. dyke, les (slang) (slang), butch (slang), lesbo (slang), lezzie (slang) a youth group for lesbians, gays and bisexuals

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

lesbian

adjective

Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to members of one's own sex:

gay, homophile, homosexual.

Translations

سحاقية

lesbička

samseksemulino

lesbo

lezbijka

lesbía

lesbica lesbico

tribas

lésbica lésbico

lesbiană

лесбиянка ковырялка

lezbijka

flata

lesbian

[ˈlezbɪən]

A. ADJ → lesbiano, lésbico

B. N → lesbiana f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lesbian

[ˈlɛzbiən]

n → lesbienne f

adj → lesbien(ne)
a lesbian couple → un couple lesbien

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lesbian

adj → lesbisch; lesbian and gay rights/issues → Rechte pl → /Probleme pl → der Lesben und Schwulen; the lesbian and gay community → die Lesben und Schwulen; lesbian and gay people → Lesben und Schwule pl; the lesbian and gay movement → die Lesben- und Schwulenbewegung

n → Lesbierin f, → Lesbe f (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lesbian

[ˈlɛzbɪən]

1. adj → lesbico/a

2. n → lesbica

les·bi·an

n. lesbiana, mujer homosexual.

lesbian

adj lesbiana; n lesbiana, mujer f homosexual; —, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) lesbianas, gays, transexuales y bisexuales; lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transgéneros; [Note: The first translation is not a literal translation, since transexual is not synonymous with transgénero, but it is the more common translation and can be found in the title of various organizations.]

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