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Epirus

[ ih-pahy-ruhs ]
/ ɪˈpaɪ rəs /
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noun
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
a modern region in NW Greece. 3,573 sq. mi. (9,255 sq. km).
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OTHER WORDS FROM Epirus

E·pi·rote [ih-pahy-roht], /ɪˈpaɪ roʊt/, E·pei·rot [ih-pahy-ruht], /ɪˈpaɪ rət/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for Epirus

Epirus
/ (ɪˈpaɪərəs) /

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