A river of southern Europe, which rises in the Rila Mountains of south-western Bulgaria and flows 480 km (300 miles) south to the Aegean Sea. It forms the border between Bulgaria and Greece and that between Greece and Turkey. Its ancient name is the Hebros or Hebrus.
Turkish name Meriç; Greek name Évros
Rhymes
Amritsar, spritzer
Definition of Maritsa in US English:
Maritsa
proper nounməˈritsə
A river in southern Europe that rises in southwestern Bulgaria and flows 300 miles (480 km) south to the Aegean Sea. It forms the border between Bulgaria and Greece and between Greece and Turkey. Its ancient name is the Hebros or Hebrus.