Maritsa

alternative obsolete Maritza

1. A river in southeastern Europe that flows through Bulgaria and down the border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.

   The eastern section, conveniently known as Thrace, consisted of the lower basin of the Maritsa.

   1915, Nevill Forbes, Arnold J. Toynbee, D. Mitrany, D.G. Hogarth, section "Greece", chapter 3, in The Balkans: a history of Bulgeria, Serbia, Greece, Rumania, Turkey, page 225

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   Migrants gather at Maritsa river (Evros river in Greek) in Edirne, Turkey, Monday at the Turkish-Greek border as Greek soldiers are seen on the Greek side.

   2020 March 2, Joanna Kakissis, “Migrants Again Try To Leave Turkey For Europe, But This Time The Gate Is Closed”, in Morning Edition (article), NPR, retrieved 11 Mar 2025

   Synonyms: Evros [Greek]]>, Meriç [Turkish]]>