Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leros

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: leros
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Λέρος (Léros).

Questions

What does leros mean?: An island and municipality of Greece, part of the Dodecanese in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
Where does leros come from?: Borrowed from Greek Λέρος (Léros).

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