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

“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

To reach Epirus, all they had to do was go straight east—over the Apennines and across the Adriatic Sea.

From Literature

The video, prepared by a defense start-up called Epirus, shows a swarm of eight drones advancing across a government test range in Nevada.

From Washington Post

Ioannina is in the northwest of Greece, in the Epirus region, west of Thessaly and abutting Albania.

From New York Times

The project encompasses workshops, festivals and apprenticeships so younger generations can learn and perform the polyphonic song of Epirus, a singing style native to mountainous regions in northwest Greece.

From Washington Post