. . "Thrace /\u02C8\u03B8re\u026As/ (demonym Thracian /\u02C8\u03B8re\u026A\u0283\u2071\u0259n/; Ancient Greek: \u0398\u03C1\u1FB4\u03BA\u03B7, Thr\u0101ik\u0113; modern Greek: \u0398\u03C1\u03AC\u03BA\u03B7, Thr\u00E1ki; Bulgarian: \u0422\u0440\u0430\u043A\u0438\u044F, Trakija; Turkish: Trakya; in Antiquity also referred to as Europe prior to extending the meaning for the whole continent) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe, centered on the modern borders of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey."@en . . .