Molossian

/ məˈlɒsɪən /

noun

1. a breed of dog native to Epirus in NW Greece, used in classical antiquity as a hunting dog and guard dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of Molossian¹

from Molossia , a district of Epirus

Example Sentences

About the same time the successes of Timotheus in the west resulted in the addition to the league of Corcyra and the cities of Cephallenia, and his moderation induced the Acarnanians and Alcetas, the Molossian king, to follow their example.

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Passing the Medicean busts at the head of the stairs, the famous Wild Boar and the two Molossian Hounds, we enter the first or eastern corridor, containing paintings of the earlier masters, mingled with ancient busts and sarcophagi.

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And after them came two huntsmen, having hunting-spears with golden points; and twenty-four hundred dogs were led in the procession, some Indian dogs, and others Hyrcanian and Molossian hounds, and hounds of other breeds too.

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The instrument is called Molossian . . . .

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Since, then, you, O you Molossian dogs, are always silent, but are still not Pythagoreans, we will now go on to the rest of the discussion about fish.

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