Epirus
Americannoun
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an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
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a modern region in NW Greece. 3,573 sq. mi. (9,255 sq. km).
noun
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a region of NW Greece, part of ancient Epirus ceded to Greece after independence in 1830
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(in ancient Greece) a region between the Pindus mountains and the Ionian Sea, straddling the modern border with Albania
Other Word Forms
- Epeirot noun
- Epirote noun
Example Sentences
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The Army awarded a counterdrone company, Epirus, $44 million for two of its new-generation systems, which are set to be tested in a few months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Latigo Biotherapeutics develops non-opioid pain treatments, while Epirus makes technology that helps defend against attacks from drone swarms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025
One of the more colorful contestants was Pyrrhus, who was not Macedonian but was the king of Epirus and Alexander’s cousin.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
But Leigh Madden, the chief executive of Epirus, says that his company’s approach can’t harm humans because, unlike other systems, it doesn’t emit any harmful ionizing radiation.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2021
She’d gone out of her way to thank him at Epirus.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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