Epirot
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek ἠπειρώτης (ēpeirṓtēs), from ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “mainland, inland country”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Epirot (plural Epirots)
- An inhabitant or a resident of ancient or modern Epirus, in northwest Greece and southern Albania.
- 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica:
- he would cry out as Pyrrhus did, admiring the Roman docility and courage, if such were my Epirots, I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted to make a Church or Kingdom happy.