Troyes

[trwah]

noun

a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.

Aube

[ohb]

noun

a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.

a department in NE France. 2327 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Troyes.

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Examples from the Web for troyes

Chretien de Troyes has Yvain and Gawain fighting anonymously for hours without stopping until night forces them to draw back.
The ‘GOT’ Red Viper and Mountain Duel, and a History of Medieval Trial by Combat|Steven Isaac|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the ninth a council was assembled in France in the city of Troyes.
The Law of Civilization and Decay|Brooks Adams
I had the honor to inform you in my last letter, of the parliament's being transferred to Troyes.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
They had obviously borrowed the expedient from the terms of the treaty of Troyes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various

We arrived at Troyes on the evening of the 7th, an old town in Champagne.
Before and after Waterloo|Edward Stanley
To crush the opposition to these measures, he persuaded the king to exile the parlement to Troyes (August 15th, 1787).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for troyes

Troyes

noun

an industrial city in NE France: became prosperous through its great fairs in the early Middle Ages. Pop: 60 958 (1999)

Aube

noun

a department of N central France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Troyes. Pop: 293 925 (2003 est). Area: 6026 sq km (2350 sq miles)

a river in N central France, flowing northwest to the Seine. Length: about 225 km (140 miles)

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