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thrace

/θɹeɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
thrace
IPA
/θɹeɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region of Southeastern Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

Etymology

From Latin Thrācia, from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrāîx, “Thracian”), from base of θράσσω (thrássō, “to trouble, stir”) and -ιξ (-ix) (compare Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”) and Κίλιξ (Kílix, “Cilician”)).

Derived Forms

Thracian Thracology

Phrases

Eastern Thrace East Thrace Greek Thrace Turkish Thrace Western Thrace

Synonyms

Bistonia

Rhymes With

place case face space race red in the face base white space replace grace chase pace

Questions

How do you pronounce thrace?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɹeɪs/.
What does thrace mean?
A historical region of Southeastern Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Where does thrace come from?
From Latin Thrācia, from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrāîx, “Thracian”), from base of θράσσω (thrássō, “to trouble, stir”) and -ιξ (-ix) (compare Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”) and Κίλιξ (Kílix, “Cilician”)).

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