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Epirus

American  
[ih-pahy-ruhs] / ɪˈpaɪ rəs /

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 British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • Epeirot noun
  • Epirote noun

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