region of southeastern Europe in the Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea
Note:
An ancient country,
Thra*ce
\
ˈthrā-(ˌ)sē
\
extended to the Danube River. Its modern remnant is divided between Greece
( Western Thrace)
and Turkey (
Eastern Thrace, which is the part of Turkey that is in Europe).
Thracian
adjective or noun
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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