troy

[ troi ]
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adjective
  1. expressed or computed in troy weight.

Origin of troy

1
1350–1400; Middle English troye, after Troyes, France, where it was standard

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Other definitions for Troy (2 of 2)

Troy
[ troi ]

noun
  1. Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in northwestern Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.

  2. a city in southeastern Michigan, near Detroit.

  1. a city in eastern New York, on the Hudson River.

  2. a city in western Ohio.

  3. a city in southern Alabama.

  4. a male given name.

Origin of Troy

2
From Latin Trōia, name of the city and the surrounding country, from Greek Troía, said to be named after Trōs, mythical founder of the city; related toHittite Taruwisa, Truisa, Truwisa

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How to use troy in a sentence

  • Whether their hearts were turned troy-ward in the gean or to some small unsung British tre or Troynovant, who can tell?

    Archaic England | Harold Bayley
  • For, because the Romans sacrifice a horse, he immediately concludes that they do it because troy was taken by means of a horse.

  • I like the Wall of troy design you are using, and the blues and gray will be a good combination.

    Patchwork | Anna Balmer Myers
  • Zeus reflects on his promise, and sends a false Dream to beguile Agamemnon, promising that now he shall take troy.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • Paris was a shepherd of Mount Ida, in troy, and before him the lovely trio appeared in all their wonderful beauty.

British Dictionary definitions for Troy

Troy

/ (trɔɪ) /


noun
  1. any of nine ancient cities in NW Asia Minor, each of which was built on the ruins of its predecessor. The seventh was the site of the Trojan War (mid-13th century bc): Greek name: Ilion Latin name: Ilium Related adjective: Trojan

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Cultural definitions for Troy

Troy

The ancient city inhabited by the Trojans; the site of the legendary Trojan War (see also 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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