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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 Albaniaplay

  Familiarity information: EPIRUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EPIRUS (noun)


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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