Thrace
//θɹeɪs// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A historical region of Southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Example
More examples"The goal of Spartacus was to gain freedom and to allow all his followers to return to their respective homelands of origin, in Thrace, Gaul, Germany."
Etymology
From Latin Thrācia, from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrāîx, “Thracian”), from base of θράσσω (thrássō, “to trouble, stir”) and -ιξ (-ix) (compare Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”) and Κίλιξ (Kílix, “Cilician”)).
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