ˈjēˌtē, ˈgeˌtī noun plural
also ge·tai ˈgeˌtī
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin Getae, from Greek Getai
1. : a people of ancient times that lived in the region corresponding approximately to eastern Bulgaria, the Dobruja, Walachia, Moldavia, and Bessarabia
2. : all the northern Thracian peoples, of whom the Dacians and Getae were the two main elements