Look up: Epirus

1. Epirus
   [n] - an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC
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2. Epirus
   Region of northwestern Greece; area 9,200 sq km/3,551 sq mi; population (1991) 339,200. Its capital is Yannina, and it consists of the provinces (nomes) of Arta, Thesprotia, Yannina, and Preveza....
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3. Epirus
   noun an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
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4. Epirus
   coastal region of northwestern Greece and southern Albania. It extends from Valona Bay (Gji i Vlorës) in Albania (northwest) to the Gulf of Arta ... [3 related articles]
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5. Epirus
   Epirus (epī'rus) , ancient country of Greece, on the Ionian Sea and W of Macedon and Thessaly, a region now occupied by NW Greece and S Albania. At the time of Homer, Epirus was known as the home of the oracle of Dodona. It was inhabited from very early times by Epirote tribes, barely know...
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6. Epirus
   Region of northwestern Greece; area 9,200 sq km/3,551 sq mi; population (1991) 339,200. Its capital is Yannina, and it consists of the provinces (nomes) of Arta, Thesprotia, Yannina, and Preveza. There is livestock farming. It was part of an ancient Greek region of the same name: the northern part was in Albania, the remainder in no...
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7. Epirus
   (region) `Epirus` () is a geographical and historical region in southeastern Europe, shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay of Vlorë in the north to the Ambracian Gulf in the south.<ref name=Britannica/> It is ...
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8. Epirus
   <small> `Grey`: approx. extent of Epirus in antiquity; `Orange`: Greek periphery of Epirus; `Green`: approx. extent of largest concentration of Greeks in "Northern Epirus", early 20th cent. `Red dotted line`: territory of autonomous state of Northern Epirus</small> The name `Epirus`,...
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9. Epirus
   (periphery) `Epirus` (, Ípiros), formally the `Epirus Periphery` (Περιφέρεια Ηπείρου, Periféria Ipírou), is a geographical department and administrative region (periphery) in northwestern Greece. It borders the peri...
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10. Epirus
    (mythology) `Epirus` or `Epeiros`, in Greek mythology, is the daughter of Agave and Echion. She accompanied Cadmus and Harmonia while they were carrying the body of Pentheus. While in Epirus (the region came to be named after her), she died and was buried in a thicket; this thicket was later ...
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11. Epirus
    (ancient state) `Epirus` ( Epeiros, Northwestern Greek: Ἄπειρος Apeiros) was an ancient Greek state, located in the geographical region of Epirus, in the western Balkans. The homeland of the ancient Epirotes was bordered by the Aetolian League to the south, Thessalia ...
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