Western Thrace
noun
See under Thrace(def 2).
Definition for western thrace (2 of 2)
Thrace
[ threys ]
/ θreɪs /
noun
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
a modern region corresponding to the S part of the Roman province: now divided between Greece (Western Thrace) and Turkey (Eastern Thrace).
British Dictionary definitions for western thrace
Thrace
/ (θreɪs) /
noun
an ancient country in the E Balkan Peninsula: successively under the Persians, Macedonians, and Romans
a region of SE Europe, corresponding to the S part of the ancient country: divided by the Maritsa River into Western Thrace (Greece) and Eastern Thrace (Turkey)