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EPIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Epirus mean?
• EPIRUS (noun)
The noun EPIRUS has 1 sense:
1. an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
Familiarity information: EPIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Epirus" is a part of...):
Albania; Republic of Albania (a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula)
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
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