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troy

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–adjective
expressed or computed in troy weight.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME troye, after Troyes, France, where it was standard
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Troy

  [troi]
–noun
1. Latin, Ilium. Greek, Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
2. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 67,107.
3. a city in E New York, on the Hudson River. 56,638.
4. a city in W Ohio. 19,086.
5. a city in S Alabama. 12,587.
6. a male given name.
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troy   (troi)   
adj.   Abbr. t.
Of or expressed in troy weight.

[Middle English troye, after Troyes.]
Troy   (troi)   

  1. also Il·i·on (ĭl'ē-ən, -ŏn') or Il·i·um (-ē-əm) An ancient city of northwest Asia Minor near the Dardanelles. Originally a Phrygian city dating from the Bronze Age, it is the legendary site of the Trojan War and was captured and destroyed by Greek forces c. 1200 B.C. The ruins of Troy were discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1871.

  2. A city of southeast Michigan, a residential and industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,100.

  3. A city of eastern New York on the Hudson River northeast of Albany. Settled in the 1780s, it is a manufacturing center with a clothing industry. Population: 48,000.

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Cultural Dictionary

Troy

The ancient city inhabited by the Trojans; the site of the legendary Trojan War of classical mythology. The ruins of Troy were found in the nineteenth century in the western part of what is now Turkey.

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Word Origin & History

troy 
1390, standard system of weights for gems and precious metals, from Troyes, city in France (ancient Tricasses), former site of a fair at which this weight is said to have been used. Many medieval towns had their own standard weights. The pound troy contains 5,760 grains and is divided into 12 ounces.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: troy
Pronunciation: 'troi
Function: adjective
: expressed in troy weight troy ounce>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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