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[|Les·bi·an] [|Show IPA] / ˈlɛzbiən /Lez -bee- uh ]

= = [|Romanian Etymology] French //[|lesbien]// [|Etymology] From Latin [|Lesbiana], from Ancient Greek [|Λέσβος] ( [|Lesbos] ) + Latin adjective suffix [|-iana] ; by reference to [|Sappho] of Lesbos (whence also //[|sapphist]//), known for her sentimental poems about women.

[|1] [|Noun]
 * [|Singular] lesbian ||  || [|Plural] **[|lesbians]** ||   ||
 * 1) A [|homosexual] woman. //She is attracted to other women; she is a **lesbian**.//

[|1.1] [|Synonyms] [|dyke] (//often offensive//)
 * [|gay]
 * [|lesbo] (//often offensive//)

Translations female homosexual
 * < * Afrikaans: [|lesbiër] [|(af)], [|lesbiërs] [|(af)]
 * Arabic: [|سحاقية] [|(ar)] (suHaaqíyya) f, [|ليزبيان] [|(ar)] (lezbiyaan) fEgyptian Arabic: [|ليزبيان] (lézbiyan) f
 * Armenian: [|լեսբուհի] [|(hy)] (lesbuhi)
 * Bengali: [|লেসবিয়ান] [|(bn)] (lesbian)
 * Chinese: Cantonese: [|豆腐婆] (dau6 fu6 po4), ( colloquial ) [|魔豆腐] (mo4 dau6 fu6)Mandarin: ( formal ) [|女同性戀者] [|(cmn)], [|女同性恋者] [|(cmn)] (nǚtóngxìngliànzhě), ( slang ) [|女同] [|(cmn)] (nǚtóng), ( slang ) [|拉拉] [|(cmn)] (lālā)
 * Czech: [|lesbička] [|(cs)] f
 * Danish: [|lesbisk] [|(da)] c
 * Dutch: [|lesbienne] [|(nl)] f
 * Esperanto: [|samseksemulino] [|(eo)]
 * Estonian: [|lesbi] [|(et)]
 * Finnish: [|lesbo] [|(fi)]
 * French: [|lesbienne] [|(fr)] f, [|gouine] [|(fr)] f
 * German: [|Lesbe] [|(de)] f, ( obsolete ) [|Lesbierin] [|(de)] f
 * Greek: [|λεσβία] [|(el)] (lesvía) f
 * Hindi: [|लेस्बियन] [|(hi)] (lesbiyan) f
 * Hungarian: [|leszbia], [|leszbikus], [|leszboszi]
 * Icelandic: [|lesbía] [|(is)] f
 * Interlingua: [|lesbiana]
 * Italian: [|lesbica] [|(it)] f ||  ||< * Japanese: [|レズ] [|(ja)] (rezu), [|レズビアン] [|(ja)] (rezubian), [|同性愛の女性] [|(ja)] (どうせいあいのじょせい, dōsei'ai-no josei)
 * Jèrriais: [|lesbienne] f
 * Korean: [|레즈비언] [|(ko)] (lejeubieon)
 * Lao: [|ຜູ້ຍິງຮັກຜູ້ຍິງ] [|(lo)] (phuu-ñing-hak-phuu-ñing)
 * Latin: [|tribas] [|(la)] f
 * Luxembourgish: [|Lesb] [|(lb)] f
 * Macedonian: [|лезбејка] [|(mk)] (lézbejka) f
 * Norwegian: [|lesbe] [|(no)] m //and// f
 * Persian: [|لزبین] [|(fa)]
 * Polish: [|lesbijka] f (1,2), [|lesbijczyk]m(2)
 * Portuguese: [|lésbica] [|(pt)] f
 * Romanian: [|lesbiană] [|(ro)] f
 * Russian: [|лесбиянка] [|(ru)] (lesbijánka) f
 * Scottish Gaelic: [|leasbach] [|(gd)] f
 * Serbo-Croatian: [|lezbijka] [|(sh)] f
 * Slovene: [|lezbijka] [|(sl)] f
 * Spanish: [|lesbiana] [|(es)] f
 * Swedish: [|flata] [|(sv)] c, [|lesbisk] [|(sv)]
 * Tagalog: [|tomboy] [|(tl)], [|tibo] [|(tl)] , [|lesbiyana] [|(tl)]
 * Thai: [|หญิงรักร่วมเพศ] [|(th)] (yĭng rák-rûam-pâyt), [|เลสเบี้ยน] [|(th)]
 * Turkish: [|lezbiyen] [|(tr)]
 * Urdu: [|لسبین] [|(ur)] (lesbiyan) f ||

[|2] [|Adjective] [|Adjective lesbian] (//[|comparative]// **more lesbian**, //[|superlative]// **most lesbian** )
 * Positive lesbian ||  || Comparative //none// ||   || Superlative //none// ||   ||
 * 1) Related to [|female] [|homosexuality]. //She's involved in a **lesbian** relationship.//
 * 2) For lesbians. //We're going to a **lesbian** bar tonight.//
 * 1) ( of a woman ) [|Homosexual]; preferring female romantic or sexual partners. //She is **lesbian**.//
 * 2) ( of a romantic relationship or pairing ) [|Homosexual], specifically between two women. //She's involved in a **lesbian** relationship.////**Lesbian** marriage is still illegal in some nations.//
 * 3) ( especially of an institution or group ) Intended for lesbians. //We're going to a **lesbian** bar tonight.//

[|Simple Synonyms]

 * [|dykey] (//often offensive//)
 * [|gay]

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[|En Adjective Synonyms]
 * ( of a woman: preferring female partners ) : [|dyke] ( usually offensive, but reclaimed by some lesbians ), [|gay] ( preferred by many lesbians ) , [|homosexual] ( not specific to female homosexuality )
 * ( between two women; pertaining to female homosexuality ) : [|dyke] ( usually offensive, but reclaimed by some lesbians ), [|gay] ( preferred by many lesbians ) , [|homosexual] ( not specific to female homosexuality )

[|1.3] [|Noun] > of a woman: preferring female partners between two women; pertaining to female homosexuality intended for lesbians [|Hypernyms]
 * [|1.3.1] [|Synonyms]
 * [|Noun lesbian] (//plural// ** [|lesbians] ** )
 * 1) A [|homosexual][|female], a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
 * [|See also]
 * [|heterosexual] ([|hetero]), [|bisexual]
 * Synonyms
 * [|dyke] ( usually offensive, but reclaimed by some lesbians )
 * [|sapphist]
 * See also [|Wikisaurus:female homosexual]
 * Translations
 * German: [|lesbisch] [|(de)]
 * Jèrriais: [|lesbien] ||  ||< ** Swedish: [|lesbisk] [|(sv)] ||
 * Jèrriais: [|lesbien] ||  ||< ** Swedish: [|lesbisk] [|(sv)] ||
 * Afrikaans: [|lesbies] [|(af)]
 * Bengali: [|লেসবিয়ান] [|(bn)] (lesbian)
 * Chinese: Mandarin: ( formal ) [|女同性戀的] [|(cmn)], [|女同性恋的] [|(cmn)] (nǚtóngxìngliàn de), ( slang ) [|女同的] [|(cmn)] (nǚtóng de), ( slang ) [|拉拉的] [|(cmn)] (lālā de)
 * Danish: [|lesbisk] [|(da)]
 * Finnish: [|lesbo-] [|(fi)], [|lesbolainen] [|(fi)] , [|lesbo] [|(fi)]
 * French: [|lesbien] [|(fr)] m
 * German: [|lesbisch] [|(de)]
 * Greek: [|λεσβιακός] [|(el)]
 * Irish: [|leispiach] [|(ga)]
 * Italian: [|lesbico] [|(it)] m, [|lesbica] [|(it)] f ||  ||< ** Japanese: [|レズの] [|(ja)] (rezu-no), [|レズビアンの] [|(ja)] (rezubian-no), [|レズビアン] [|(ja)] (rezubian)
 * Jèrriais: [|lesbien]
 * Korean: [|레즈비언] [|(ko)] (lejeubieon)
 * Luxembourgish: [|lesbesch] [|(lb)]
 * Russian: [|лесбийский] [|(ru)] (lesbíjskij), [|лесбиянский] [|(ru)] (lesbijánskij)
 * Scottish Gaelic: [|leasbach] [|(gd)]
 * Spanish: [|lesbiana] [|(es)]
 * Swahili: [|shoga] [|(sw)]
 * Swedish: [|lesbisk] [|(sv)]
 * Turkish: [|lezbiyen] [|(tr)] ||
 * Turkish: [|lezbiyen] [|(tr)] ||
 * [|gay]
 * [|homosexual]
 * [|queer]

Derived terms

 * [|hasbian]
 * [|wasbian]

[|See also]
 * [|lesbiană]