thracian

• Qui se rapporte à la Thrace antique ou à ses habitants ; aujourd'hui employé surtout dans un contexte historique ou archéologique.

Relating to ancient Thrace or its inhabitants; now used only in historical or archaeological contexts.

1. Relating to ThraceC1formal

   Of or pertaining to the ancient region of Thrace, its inhabitants, or their culture.

   thrace

   • The Thracian tribes were known for their fierce warriors.
   • Thracian artifacts have been discovered in modern-day Bulgaria.
   • The Thracian language is poorly attested in historical records.

• Nom désignant un habitant de l'ancienne Thrace, ou la langue thraco-phrygienne disparue parlée par les anciens habitants de la Thrace.

A noun referring to an inhabitant of ancient Thrace, or the extinct Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace.

nom propre

1. Inhabitant of ThraceC1formal

   A person who lived in the ancient region of Thrace, located in the southeastern Balkans.

   Thrace (habitant de la Thrace antique)

   • The Thracians were known for their skilled horsemanship and warrior culture.
   • Ancient Greek historians often wrote about the customs of the Thracians.
   • A Thracian was buried with elaborate gold artifacts in a tomb discovered in Bulgaria.

2. Extinct LanguageC2formalscientific

   The Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient Thracian people, which became extinct by the early Middle Ages.

   thrace (langue)

   • Linguists have reconstructed only a few words of the Thracian language from inscriptions.
   • The Thracian language is believed to be related to Phrygian and other Indo-European languages.
   • By the 6th century AD, Thracian had largely been replaced by Greek and Latin.