Thracian

[ threy-shuh n ]

/ ˈθreɪ ʃən /

of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.

a native or inhabitant of Thrace.

an Indo-European language of ancient Thrace.

Origin of Thracian

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

Last week, Bulgarian archaeologists unearthed an unusual 13th-century grave in an ancient city named Thracian.

Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards |Nina Strochlic |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Thracian, which is more than 7,000 years old, was only discovered 20 years ago and is home to a number of vampire grave sites.

Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards |Nina Strochlic |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Going down to the underworld alive was something Thracian shamans just did, as natural as singing along the forest paths.

Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us |Ann Wroe |May 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It has been thought to come abruptly and, as it were, unskilfully on top of the familiar dialogue between Hector and the Thracian.

The Rhesus of Euripedes |Euripedes

Blood trickled out of the joints of the Thracian's armor and it became a frenzied mob.

Triplanetary |Edward Elmer Smith
Ultimately, the greater part of the force took service with the Thracian king Seuthes.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI. |Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
He knows that I always fight Thracian, and that I'd be a fool to try anything else against him.

Triplanetary |Edward Elmer Smith
They cast at one another such furious glances as the Thracian nymphs may have done before tearing Orpheus to pieces.

The Talk of the Town, Volume 1 (of 2) |James Payn

Thracian

/ (ˈθreɪʃɪən) /

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

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

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