Epirot
//ɪˈpʌɪɹət// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inhabitant or a resident of ancient or modern Epirus, in northwest Greece and southern Albania.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἠπειρώτης (ēpeirṓtēs), from ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “mainland, inland country”).
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