Epirot

/ˈɛpɪroʊt/ noun

Definition

A native or inhabitant of Epirus, an ancient region in what is now northwestern Greece and southern Albania.

Etymology

From Epirus (Greek region) + '-ot' (inhabitant suffix). Refers to the historical population of this mountainous Balkan region.

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Epirots were mountain people known for their fierceness—they lived in one of the most strategically important regions between the Mediterranean and the Balkans!

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