Epirus Definition
ĭ-pīrəs
pronoun
A region presently in northwestern Greece and southern Albania (known as Northern Epirus). It contains Arta, Ioannina, Preveza and Thesprotia.
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A larger historical kingdom based there, widely extended by the proverbial king Pyrrhus.
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One of the 13 peripheries (administrative regions) of modern Greece.
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Origin of Epirus
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From Latin Epirus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros, “mainland”).
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