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Noun: lesbian  lez-bee-un
  1. (LGBTQ) a female homosexual
    "The lesbian couple celebrated their wedding anniversary"; "The term 'les' is sometimes used as shorthand for 'lesbian' in LGBTQ communities";
    - tribade, gay woman, les [informal], lez [informal]
Adjective: lesbian  lez-bee-un
  1. Of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between women
    "The book featured several lesbian love stories";
    - sapphic
Noun: Lesbian  lez-bee-un
  1. A resident of Lesbos

Derived forms: lesbians

See also: homosexual

Type of: adult female, gay, Greek, Hellene, homophile [archaic], homosexual, woman

Part of: Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene

Encyclopedia: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer