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

Words nearby Epirus

epiphyte, epiphytotic, epipubis, e-piracy, epirogeny, Epirus, Epis., Episc., episcia, episcopacy, episcopal

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How to use Epirus in a sentence

One of these bands sacked the Turkish town of Arta, in Epirus slaughtering the inhabitants, and setting their houses on fire.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Some envoys from Epirus having visited the Roman Consul, he consulted with them as toM.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
Fulvius thought the advice good, and accordingly marched through Epirus to attack Ambracia.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
His predilection for the inhabitants of Epirus, of Albania, and for the Suliotes, is known.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli

The King of Epirus treated his Roman prisoners with great generosity.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

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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