Epirot

See also: epirote and Epirote

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠπειρώτης (ēpeirṓtēs), from ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “mainland, inland country”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈpʌɪɹət/

Noun

Epirot (plural Epirots)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• Prieto, periot, porite, protei