Epirus
noun
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
Epirote
-
a word derived from
Epirus.
Example Sentences
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The Epirote rebellion was already subdued by Kurshid Pasha, and only one point in the whole empire now glowed with a dangerous fire—the haughty Janina.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai
Meantime four of the Epirote legions had just landed at Brundusium, and Antony hastened to attach them to his cause.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
But the Hellenic element in Italy, antagonistic to the growing Roman power, in effect invited the intervention of the Epirote chief.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Some Epirote shepherds ran upon the left squadron of the Clinabarians, and whirling their staves, seized the horses by the man; the animals threw their riders and fled across the plain.
From Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert
Other crude issues have appeared in Epirote districts, as yet not very satisfactorily authenticated.
From The Postage Stamp in War by Fred. J. Melville
