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epirus

/ɪˈpaɪəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
epirus
IPA
/ɪˈpaɪəɹəs/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region and ancient kingdom in Southeastern Europe, today split politically between northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania.

name

A geographic region and administrative region in northwest Greece, one of the thirteen peripheries of modern Greece.

Etymology

From Latin Ēpīrus, from Ancient Greek Ἤπειρος (Ḗpeiros, “mainland”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ēpīrus, Ἤπειρος

Phrases

Northern Epirus Epirot Islands Epirote Islands Central Greece Central Macedonia East Macedonia and Thrace Ionian Islands North Aegean

Frequently Paired Words

Epirot Epirote Epirotic Epirot Islands Epirote Islands Attica Central Greece Central Macedonia

Questions

How do you pronounce epirus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈpaɪəɹəs/.
What does epirus mean?
A historical region and ancient kingdom in Southeastern Europe, today split politically between northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania.
Where does epirus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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