Troyes

[trwah]

Troyes

[trwah]
noun
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War. 75,500.
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Aube

[ohb]
noun
1.
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
2.
a department in NE France. 284,823; 2327 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Troyes.
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Troyes (French trwa)
 
n
an industrial city in NE France: became prosperous through its great fairs in the early Middle Ages. Pop: 60 958 (1999)

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Troyes

town, capital of Aube departement, Champagne-Ardenne region, northeastern France. The town was the historic capital of Champagne.

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