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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

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Gold gained 0.5%, but held below $4,200 a troy ounce in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Gold futures, which are inversely correlated to the dollar, fell $5.30, or 0.1%, to $4128.40 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Now, as Mejuri adapts to the new market, its contingency planning for the coming years includes a scenario that was previously unthinkable: gold nearly doubling again—to $8,000 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Spot gold is 0.4% lower at $4,160.68 a troy ounce, taking weekly losses to nearly 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Similarly, since there are 32,666.6 ozs. troy to the ton; if we take 32.6667 grams as the assay ton, each 0.001 gram will equal 1 oz. to the ton.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

When it comes to artificial-intelligence investments, individual investors should be wary of Wall Street’s current hard sell, according to Troy McGlone of Heartland Advisors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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

“We are increasing readiness against existing threats, and the United States has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” Troy Meink said in a speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The giggling continued at several Charleston bars and had not stopped completely when Rock Troy left Ben off at his house in Ravenel.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy