n.
Pronunciation: ' thr ā s
Function: geographical name
region SE Europe in Balkan Peninsula N of the Aegean; as ancient country ( Thra · ce \ ' thr ā -( ˌ )s ē \ or Thra · cia \ ' thr ā -sh( ē -) ə \ ), extended to the Danube; modern remnant divided bet. Greece ( Western Thrace ) & Turkey ( Eastern Thrace, constituting Turkey in Europe)
– Thra · cian \ ' thr ā -sh ə n \ adjective or noun