Thracian

[threy-shuhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Thrace.

2. an Indo-European language of ancient Thrace.

Thracian

/ ˈθreɪʃɪən /

noun

1. a member of an ancient Indo-European people who lived in the SE corner of the Balkan Peninsula

2. the ancient language spoken by this people, belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch of the Indo-European family: extinct by the early Middle Ages

adjective

1. of or relating to Thrace, its inhabitants, or the extinct Thracian language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thracian¹

1560–70; < Latin Thrāci ( us ) of Thrace (< Greek Thrā́ikios, equivalent to Thrā́ik ( ē ) Thrace + -ios adj. suffix) + -an

Example Sentences

The Thracian show floats in a state of suspended animation.

From Los Angeles Times

The festival, held every January in the village of Kosharevo, is known as "Surva" and is a mixture of Christian and pagan rituals that can be traced back to Thracian times.

From Reuters

One Thracian rebel missed the memo, and lived happily ever after.

From Washington Post

The movie tells the story of a Thracian gladiator who gathered an army of fellow gladiators and runaway slaves in an attempt to free themselves from a life of brutal and demeaning slavery.

From Seattle Times

The Greeks depicted their tattooed Thracian neighbors, the Indo-European-speaking people, on their pottery.

From Salon