Troad

[ troh-ad ]

/ ˈtroʊ æd /

noun

The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.

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Also called Tro·as

[troh-as]. /ˈtroʊ æs/.

Words nearby Troad

-trix, Trixie, TRM, tRNA, TRO, Troad, Troas, troat, trobar clus, Trobriand Islander, Trobriand Islands

Example sentences from the Web for Troad

At Hamaxitus in the Troad, they were assailed in the night by mice, which ate all that was edible of their armour and bowstrings.
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang
According to Homer, the Troad begins from the city Cyzicus and the river Æsepus.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
This statement merely tells us that the Cimmerians had settled in Antandrus on the coast of the Troad for a century.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI)|Max Duncker
Mind you visit Ephesus and the Troad, and let me hear from you when you please.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. II|Thomas Moore

The excavations in the Troad have certainly brought to light the fact that that district was overrun by barbarians.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

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