Epirus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɨˈpaɪərÉ™s/

Origin

From Latin Epirus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros, "mainland").

Full definition of Epirus

Proper noun

1. A region presently in northwestern Greece and southern Albania (known as Northern Epirus). It contains Arta, Ioannina, Preveza and Thesprotia.
2. A larger historical kingdom based there, widely extended by the proverbial king Pyrrhus
3. One of the 13 peripheries (administrative regions) of modern Greece

Related terms

• Epirote

Anagrams

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