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

The Thracian show floats in a state of suspended animation.

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

One Thracian rebel missed the memo, and lived happily ever after.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

The movie tells the story of a Thracian gladiator who gathered an army of fellow gladiators and runaway slaves in an attempt to free themselves from a life of brutal and demeaning slavery.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022

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

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