/ ˈlezbiən; NAmE / noun
a woman who is sexually attracted to other women :
lesbians and gays
—compare gay , homosexual
► les·bian adjective :
the lesbian and gay community
a lesbian relationship
► les·bian·ism noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: via Latin from Greek Lesbios , from Lesbos, home of Sappho, who expressed affection for women in her poetry, + -ian .