Thracian

American  

[threy-shuhn] / ˈθreɪ ʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Thrace.

2. an Indo-European language of ancient Thrace.

Thracian British  

/ ˈθreɪʃɪən /

noun

1. a member of an ancient Indo-European people who lived in the SE corner of the Balkan Peninsula

2. the ancient language spoken by this people, belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch of the Indo-European family: extinct by the early Middle Ages

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adjective

1. of or relating to Thrace, its inhabitants, or the extinct Thracian language

Etymology

Origin of Thracian

1560–70; < Latin Thrāci ( us ) of Thrace (< Greek Thrā́ikios, equivalent to Thrā́ik ( ē ) Thrace + -ios adj. suffix) + -an

Example Sentences

“Spartacus” screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted during the Red Scare, may have identified with the shrewd Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt against the crushing overlords of the Roman Republic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

The festival, held every January in the village of Kosharevo, is known as "Surva" and is a mixture of Christian and pagan rituals that can be traced back to Thracian times.

From Reuters • Jan. 15, 2023

Peter Georgiev and Radostin Milkov, in the northwestern part of the Thracian Lowlands region, use it to produce an elegant red with deep ruby color and aromas of red raspberry and dark cherry.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

The Greeks depicted their tattooed Thracian neighbors, the Indo-European-speaking people, on their pottery.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

He was the son of one of the Muses and a Thracian prince.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton