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EPIRUS
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I. (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)