- Western Thrace
- geographical name — see Thrace
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Western Thrace
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Western Thrace — Thrace ( el. Θράκη, Thrákī , IPA2|ˈθɾаkʲi; bg. Беломорска Тракия, Belomorska Trakiya ; tr. Batı Trakya) is a geographic and historical region of Greece, located between the Nestos and Evros rivers in the northeast of the country. Together with… … Wikipedia
Western Thrace — West′ern Thrace′ n. geg See under Thrace 2) … From formal English to slang
Western Thrace. — See under Thrace (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
Western Thrace. — See under Thrace (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
Turks of Western Thrace — Turks ( tr. Batı Trakya Türkleri) form an officially unrecognized minority group in Greece, traditionally settled in the northeastern region of Thrace, also known as Greek or Western Thrace to distinguish it from the parts of Thrace which belong… … Wikipedia
Albanian-speakers of Western Thrace — Note: For an overview of different communities of Albanian origin in Greece, see Albanian communities in Greece. Albanian speakers form a linguistic minority in Greek Macedonia and Western Thrace along the border with Turkey. They speak the… … Wikipedia
Thrace — ( bg. Тракия, Trakiya or Trakija or Trakia , el. Θράκη, Thráki , tr. Trakya) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. Today the name Thrace designates a region spread over southern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece… … Wikipedia
Thrace — /thrays/, n. 1. an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. 2. a modern region corresponding to the S part of the Roman province: now divided between… … Universalium
Thrace — geographical name region SE Europe in Balkan Peninsula N of the Aegean; as ancient country ( Thrace (or Thracia) ), extended to the Danube; modern remnant divided between Greece ( Western Thrace) & Turkey ( Eastern Thrace, constituting Turkey in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Thrace — [[t]θreɪs[/t]] n. 1) geg an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece 2) geg a modern region corresponding to the S part of the Roman province: now divided… … From formal English to slang
