Getae

plural noun

Ge·​tae

ˈjēˌtē,

ˈgeˌtī

variants or less commonly Getai

ˈgeˌtī

1

: a people of ancient times that lived in the region corresponding approximately to eastern Bulgaria, the Dobruja, Walachia, Moldavia, and Bessarabia

2

: all the northern Thracian peoples, of whom the Dacians and Getae were the two main elements

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin Getae, from Greek Getai

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