Thrace

American  

[threys] / θreɪs /

noun

1. an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.

2. a modern region corresponding to the S part of the Roman province: now divided between Greece Western Thrace and Turkey Eastern Thrace.

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Thrace British  

/ θreɪs /

noun

1. an ancient country in the E Balkan Peninsula: successively under the Persians, Macedonians, and Romans

2. a region of SE Europe, corresponding to the S part of the ancient country: divided by the Maritsa River into Western Thrace (Greece) and Eastern Thrace (Turkey)

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Example Sentences

Authorities have issued a red alert for Thursday, warning of very high fire risk in Attica, eastern Central Greece, Evia, the north-eastern Peloponnese, and Thrace.

From BBC

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe.

From Los Angeles Times

“Ancient Thrace and the Classical World” is significantly characterized by brutality.

From Los Angeles Times

The Villa was showing a special exhibit about Thrace, an ancient region spanning modern Bulgaria and parts of Greece, Turkey and Romania.

From Los Angeles Times

The Phrygian cap is an updated version of a conical hat worn in antiquity in places such as Persia, the Balkans, Thrace, Dacia and Phrygia, a place in modern day Turkey where the name originates.

From Seattle Times