Epirus

[ ih-pahy-ruh s ]

/ ɪˈpaɪ rəs /

an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.

a modern region in NW Greece. 3573 sq. mi. (9255 sq. km).

OTHER WORDS FROM Epirus

E·pi·rote

[ih-pahy-roht] /ɪˈpaɪ roʊt/, E·pei·rot

[ih-pahy-ruh t] /ɪˈpaɪ rət/, noun

Phaethon is by some represented as the first king, who reigned in Chaonia, and Epirus.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) |Jacob Bryant
The revolution in Epirus, which substituted a republican league for the monarchy, gravely weakened his position.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 |Various
The "autonomous state of Epirus," another outcome of the Balkan troubles, has given us some quaint stamps.

The Postage Stamp in War |Fred. J. Melville
However this may be, the campaign of Alexander of Epirus in Italy had a very disastrous termination.

Pyrrhus |Jacob Abbott

The tidings, too, produced great excitement among all the people of Epirus.

Pyrrhus |Jacob Abbott

Epirus

/ (ɪˈpaɪərəs) /

a region of NW Greece, part of ancient Epirus ceded to Greece after independence in 1830

(in ancient Greece) a region between the Pindus mountains and the Ionian Sea, straddling the modern border with Albania