Main Entry: Thrace

Pronunciation: \ˈthrās\

Function: geographical name

region SE Europe in Balkan Peninsula N of the Aegean; as ancient country (Thra·ce \ˈthrā-(ˌ)sē\ or Thra·cia \ˈthrā-sh(ē-)ə\ ), extended to the Danube; modern remnant divided between Greece (Western Thrace) & Turkey (Eastern Thrace, constituting Turkey in Europe)

— Thra·cian \ˈthrā-shən\ adjective or noun