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Troad

American  
[troh-ad] / ˈtroʊ æd /

noun

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


Example Sentences

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Telephus was a King of Mysia, not very far from the Troad.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert

De Witte publishes coins of Alexandria, the more ancient Hamaxitus, in the Troad.

From Custom and Myth New Edition by Lang, Andrew

Visitors to the Troad can, however, still see part of it in the northwest earth-wall opposite the Scæan Gate.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

Catullus probably made this visit to the Troad on his Bithynian journey.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

As Homer is so well informed about the topography and the climatic conditions of the Troad, there can surely be no doubt that he had himself visited Troy.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)