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Epirus

[ ih-pahy-ruhs ]

noun

  1. an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
  2. a modern region in NW Greece. 3,573 sq. mi. (9,255 sq. km).


Epirus

/ ɪˈ貹ɪəə /

noun

  1. a region of NW Greece, part of ancient Epirus ceded to Greece after independence in 1830
  2. (in ancient Greece) a region between the Pindus mountains and the Ionian Sea, straddling the modern border with Albania
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·辱·dzٱ [ih-, pahy, -roht], ··dz [ih-, pahy, -r, uh, t], noun
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“Another such victory and we shall be utterly ruined,” the Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus supposedly muttered after his army lost thousands of soldiers while defeating the Romans at Asculum in 279 B.C.

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But she told them about the secret northern pass through the mountains, and the detour Hecate described that could take them to Epirus.

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The video, prepared by a defense start-up called Epirus, shows a swarm of eight drones advancing across a government test range in Nevada.

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Ioannina is in the northwest of Greece, in the Epirus region, west of Thessaly and abutting Albania.

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The project encompasses workshops, festivals and apprenticeships so younger generations can learn and perform the polyphonic song of Epirus, a singing style native to mountainous regions in northwest Greece.

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