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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 last traded up 1.5% at $4,585 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Spot gold slips 0.1% to $4,513.18 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Spot gold falls 0.6% to $4,494.52 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

In early European trading, New York gold futures rise 0.1% to $4,547.90 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

In glancing at a printed record of the finding of golden nuggets, we see that among others one of pure gold was found in 1502, in Hayti, which weighed forty-six pounds troy.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Maturin Murray Ballou

Callum Simpson reclaimed the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles after earning a unanimous decision in his rematch with Troy Williamson.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Suncor SU -2.59%decrease; red down pointing triangle Energy has named company insider Peter Zebedee as its next chief executive and parted ways with finance chief Troy Little.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

District Judge Troy L. Nunley issued a preliminary injunction in April that forbids Nexstar — which owns KTLA-TV Channel 5 in Los Angeles — and Tegna, from combining operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

She gave a splendid banquet for the strangers that night at which Aeneas told their story, the fall of Troy first and then their long journeying.

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