Epirot

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UK/ɪˈpʌɪɹət/

noun

An inhabitant or a resident of ancient or modern Epirus, in northwest Greece and southern Albania.

OriginLatin Ēpīrōtēs ← Ancient Greek ἠπειρώτης →
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Meanings

nounEpirot (plural Epirots)

plural Epirots

  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.

    1644, John Milton, Areopagitica

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἠπειρώτης
  2. LatinĒpīrōtēs
  3. EnglishEpirot

From Latin Ēpīrōtēs, from Ancient Greek ἠπειρώτης (ēpeirṓtēs), from ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “mainland, inland country”). By surface analysis, Epirus + -ot.

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Translations

French Épirote
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Italian epirota
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Epirot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epirot

MLA

“Epirot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epirot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Epirot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Epirot.

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