Thrace
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Thrācia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrā́ikē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrâix, “Thracian”), from base of θράσσω (thrássō, “to trouble, stir”) and -ιξ (-ix) (compare Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”) and Κίλιξ (Kílix, “Cilician”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Thrace
- A historical and geographic area in southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Derived terms
Translations
historical and geographic area in southeast Europe
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French
Proper noun
Thrace f
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- en:Bulgaria
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- en:Turkey
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- fr:Turkey