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
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Pyrrhus, according to Plutarch, anticipated what was to come as he returned to Epirus: “What a battlefield we are leaving to the Carthaginians and the Romans.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Los Angeles-area companies that received the most money in the first quarter include Torrance-based defense company Epirus with $250 million; and Thousand Oaks-based Latigo Biotherapeutics, which received $150 million, according to CB Insights.
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
“Another such victory and we shall be utterly ruined,” the Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus supposedly muttered after his army lost thousands of soldiers while defeating the Romans at Asculum in 279 B.C.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
Sometimes Jason stood in the underground temple of Epirus, the giant Clytius looming over him, speaking in a chorus of disembodied voices: It took all of you together to defeat me.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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