Epirus
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɨˈpaɪəɹəs/
Proper noun
  1. A traditional geographic region lying partly in northwestern Greece (where it includes Arta, Ioannina, Preveza and Thesprotia) and partly in southern Albania (an area known as Northern Epirus).
  2. (historical) A larger historical kingdom in roughly the same region, widely extended by the Greek general and king Pyrrhus during the early Hellenistic period.
  3. One of the thirteen peripheries (administrative regions) of modern Greece.
Related terms Translations
  • French: Épire
  • German: Epirus
  • Italian: Epiro
  • Portuguese: Épiro
  • Russian: Эпир
  • Spanish: Epiro
Translations
  • French: Épire
  • German: Epirus
  • Italian: Epiro
  • Portuguese: Épiro
  • Russian: Эпир
  • Spanish: Epiro



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