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What does Epirus mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Epirus? Here's what it means.

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.
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His predilection for the inhabitants of Epirus, of Albania, and for the Suliotes, is known.
Pyrrhus's military adventures overstrained his state's military resources, but they also brought great prosperity to Epirus.
Neoptolemus made his way to Epirus, where he became king of the Molossians.
Eventually, the Aitolians had to be recalled to help their former enemies in Epirus against Demetrios's savage Illyrian raiders.
The Management Authority for the operational programme is a special Epirus regional department.
However, when this fleet was off Phoenice in Epirus they landed to get supplies.

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