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  troy

  adjective

  expressed or computed in troy weight.
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  Troy

  noun

  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.

troy

¹ American  

[troi] / trɔɪ /

adjective

1. expressed or computed in troy weight.

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Troy ² American  

[troi] / trɔɪ /

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.

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

4. a city in western Ohio.

5. a city in southern Alabama.

6. a male given name.

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Troy British  

/ trɔɪ /

noun

1. Latin name: Ilium.  Greek name: Ilion.  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 )

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Troy Cultural  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of troy¹

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

Origin of Troy²

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 to Hittite Taruwisa, Truisa, Truwisa

Example Sentences

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Gold also pulled back, but prices remained above $4,300 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Front-month gold for September delivery settles down 0.2% in New York at $4,338.90 a troy ounce, while silver gains 0.2% to $65.932 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Silver rises 2.3% to $66.44 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Bitcoin strengthened modestly, holding above the $76,000 mark, while gold weakened slightly to trade below $4,371.20 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

On an average each ounce troy of a bar so plated is drawn into 1500 yds. of wire; and therefore about 16 grains of gold cover 1 m. of wire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

His replacement, Troy Jackson, is Mr. Platner without the charm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink declared this week that the United States has weapons orbiting in outer space.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Athletic reports that color commentator Troy Aikman remains unsigned beyond the current season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“The Odyssey” and all its accompanying discourse remain omnipresent, but we have been talking about it since Christopher Nolan’s casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy was revealed months ago.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

It would not heal; it was impossible to carry him to Troy as he was; the Army could not wait.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton