Epirus

[ ih-pahy-ruhs ]

noun

1. an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
2. a modern region in NW Greece. 3,573 sq. mi. (9,255 sq. km).

Epirus

/ ɪˈpaɪərəs /

noun

1. a region of NW Greece, part of ancient Epirus ceded to Greece after independence in 1830
2. (in ancient Greece) a region between the Pindus mountains and the Ionian Sea, straddling the modern border with Albania

Other Words From

• E·pi·rote [ih-, pahy, -roht], E·pei·rot [ih-, pahy, -r, uh, t], noun

Example Sentences

One of these bands sacked the Turkish town of Arta, in Epirus slaughtering the inhabitants, and setting their houses on fire.

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Some envoys from Epirus having visited the Roman Consul, he consulted with them as toM.

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Fulvius thought the advice good, and accordingly marched through Epirus to attack Ambracia.

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His predilection for the inhabitants of Epirus, of Albania, and for the Suliotes, is known.

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The King of Epirus treated his Roman prisoners with great generosity.

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