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PRONUNCIATION OF THRACIAN

Thracian  [ˈθreɪʃɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRACIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thracian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THRACIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thracian

Thracians

The Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting a large area in Central and Southeastern Europe. They were bordered by the Scythians to the north, the Celts and the Illyrians to the west, the Ancient Greeks to the south and the Black Sea to the east. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family. The study of Thracians and Thracian culture is known as Thracology.

Definition of Thracian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Thracian in the dictionary is a member of an ancient Indo-European people who lived in the SE corner of the Balkan Peninsula. Other definition of Thracian is the ancient language spoken by this people, belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch of the Indo-European family: extinct by the early Middle Ages. Thracian is also of or relating to Thrace, its inhabitants, or the extinct Thracian language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THRACIAN


amphiscian
æmˈfɪʃɪən
antiscian
ænˈtɪʃɪən
Appalachian
ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪən
Cilician
sɪˈlɪʃɪən
cybernetician
ˌsaɪbənɛˈtɪʃɪən
Galician
ɡəˈlɪʃɪən
Gratian
ˈɡreɪʃɪən
Haitian
ˈheɪʃɪən
Haytian
ˈheɪʃɪən
Laotian
ˈlaʊʃɪən
Laplacian
ləˈpleɪʃɪən
Lilliputian
ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən
Lusatian
luːˈseɪʃɪən
Nietzschean
ˈniːtʃɪən
Ordovician
ˌɔːdəʊˈvɪʃɪən
pancratian
pænˈkreɪʃɪən
periscian
pəˈrɪʃɪən
Priscian
ˈprɪʃɪən
Sarmatian
sɑːˈmeɪʃɪən
Silesian
saɪˈliːʃɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THRACIAN

Thousand and One Nights
Thousand Guineas
Thousand Island
Thousand Island dressing
Thousand Islands
thousand-jacket
thousandfold
thousands
thousandth
thowless
Thrace
Thraco-Phrygian
thraiping
thraldom
Thrale

WORDS THAT END LIKE THRACIAN

Aurignacian
beautician
clinician
Dacian
dietician
electrician
geriatrician
Grecian
Lucian
magician
mathematician
musician
obstetrician
optician
pediatrician
Phaeacian
physician
politician
statistician
technician

Synonyms and antonyms of Thracian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Thracian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THRACIAN

Find out the translation of Thracian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Thracian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Thracian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

色雷斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Thracian
570 millions of speakers

English

Thracian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Thracian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التراقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фракийского
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Thracian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Thracian,
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thrace
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thracian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thrazier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トラキア人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트라키아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thracian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thracia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Thracian,
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थ्रेशियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Trakya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Thracian
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tracki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фракійського
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θρακική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Thracies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Thracian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trakiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Thracian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THRACIAN»

The term «Thracian» is regularly used and occupies the 87.759 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THRACIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Thracian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRACIAN»

Discover the use of Thracian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Thracian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Thracian Maid and the Professional Thinker: Arendt and ...
Argues that Hannah Arendt's two major philosophical works, The Human Condition and The Life of the Mind, reveal not a dependency upon Heidegger, but rather a constant and increasing ironic debate with him.
Jacques Taminiaux, Michael Gendre, 1997
2
The Thracian Wars
From the pen of Steve Moore (Dr.
Steve Moore, 2009
3
Thracian legends
Thraker.
Aleksandŭr Fol, 1976
4
Scythian and Thracian antiquities in Oxford
This book is based upon the contents of six Scythian tombs from Nymphaeum excavated in 1868 (a Greek colony in the Crimea) -- gold jewellery, silver plate, pottery, armour and weapons -- together with the previously unpublished contents of ...
Michael J. Vickers, 2002
5
Spartacus: The Story of the Rebellious Thracian Gladiator
Spartacus was one of the most iconic and unusual figures of the history of the Roman empire.
Tony Bradman, 2011
6
Thracian Magic: Past and Present
'Thracian Magic' opens the treasure trove of Balkan folklore and magical practice to a wider audience, and in doing so expands the horizons of European magic to new levels.
Georgi Mishev, 2012
7
Thracian Princess
the most powerful Thracian tribe, the only one to briefly unite all the others. Most Thracian kings mentioned in ancient texts were Odrysian kings. They were based in the central Thracian plain. Their names are often found in the ancient myths.
Bistra Johnson, 2008
8
"Thracian Sea": A Novel...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Helston, 2012
9
Thracian Language and Greek and Thracian Epigraphy
It is due to the volume of different entries assembled in the goal to compose a thesaurus of the Thracian language.
Petăr A. Dimitrov, 2009
10
The Thracian Horses
First presented by the Theater for the New City in New York, these three swift dramas are lyrical, literate and exciting, together making an evening as enchanting as it is unusual. ...dramatizes the timeless tension between the physical and ...
Maurice Valency, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRACIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Thracian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thracian Polearm Among Archaeological Finds in Bulgaria's …
Bulgaria: Thracian Polearm Among Archaeological Finds in Bulgaria's Perperikon Archaeologist Prof Nikolay Ovcharov holding a romphaia, an ancient Thracian ... «Novinite.com, Jul 15»
2
Bulgaria's Valley of Thracian Kings keeps its secrets
Known as tumuli, the burial mounds are the only remnants of the Thracian civilization that inhabited the Balkan peninsula from the 2nd millennium BC to the 3rd ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
3
Bulgarian-US Military Training 'Thracian Eagle-2' Kicks Off at Graf …
A Bulgarian-US military training “Thracian Eagle-2” starts Monday at the Graf Ignatievo airbase and will continue until end-June. The training is a part of ... «Novinite.com, May 15»
4
Ancient Thracian culture reveals splendor at Louvre
Exquisitely crafted gold, silver and bronze objects are on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, giving visitors a rare glimpse of the ancient Thracian culture that ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Apr 15»
5
Thracian Child Sacrifice Discovered in Bulgaria
Mursalevo Child Sacrifice MURSALEVO, BULGARIA—Skeletons of three children thought to have been sacrificed by the Thracians in the sixth century B.C. have ... «Archaeology, Apr 15»
6
New Louvre Exhibit Showcases Unknown Treasures of Thrace
The head and other items from the royal tomb, along with some of Bulgaria's other famous Thracian treasures, will be part of a major new exhibition at the Louvre ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
7
Ancient Thracian culture reveals splendour at Louvre
Many stories still remain untold about this refined civilisation whose citizens included Orpheus, the mythical son of a Thracian king, and legendary gladiator ... «Business Insider, Apr 15»
8
Bulgaria To Exhibit Thracian Treasures In Paris' Louvre
Another notable exhibit will be the bronze head of the Thracian king Seuthes III, uncovered 10 years ago in a Thracian tomb in the Valley of the Thracian Kings ... «Novinite.com, Nov 14»
9
Thracian Temple In Starosel Is Falling Apart
The Thracian temple near the village of Starosel in central Bulgaria is falling apart and may not survive the winter, warned the village Mayor Ivan Zhutev, quoted ... «Novinite.com, Oct 14»
10
Golden jewellery found at Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari in Bulgaria
Archaeologists have uncovered a haul of ancient artefacts ranging from gold earrings, delicate beads and ornaments to pottery at the Thracian Tomb of ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Thracian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thracian>. Apr 2024 ».
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