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Troas

British  
/ ˈtrəʊæs /

noun

  1. Also called: the Troad.  the region of NW Asia Minor surrounding the ancient city of Troy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee; and the books, but especially the parchments.

From The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland

But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

He had, by his wife Phthia, a son, the celebrated Pyrrhus, and two daughters, Deidamia and Troas, of whom the former married Demetrius Poliorcetes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

Again he speaks of the Christian disciples assembled at Troas on the Lord's day, “to break bread.”

From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James

He tells us himself that when he came to Troas he had still no relief for his spirit—no news from Corinth.

From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton

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