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| 1. | an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania. |
| 2. | a modern region in NW Greece. 310,344; 3573 sq. mi. (9255 sq. km). |
[i-pahy-roht] , E⋅pei⋅rot [i-pahy-ruht] , noun | E·pi·rus (ĭ-pī'rəs) An ancient country on the Ionian Sea in present-day northwest Greece and southern Albania. It flourished in the 3rd century B.C. and was later a Roman province. An independent state after A.D. 1204, Epirus was conquered by the Turks in the 15th century. |