Troyes

[ trwah ]

/ trwɑ /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Troyes

trover, trow, Trowbridge, trowel, troy, Troyes, Troyon, troy weight, trp, trs, Trst

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How to use Troyes in a sentence

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
She died in the height of a nervous fever induced by an attack on her chateau at Troyes by the populace in 1793.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Invite all my friends in Troyes to a banquet in my name this day week, at which you will preside for me.
The False Chevalier|William Douw Lighthall
The grave was hardly covered before orders from the Bishop of Troyes arrived, forbidding the burial.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin

The first great impediment was the important city of Troyes, which was well garrisoned.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord
And Dunois is unable to state that Troyes was the first stage in the army's march from Gien.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for Troyes

Troyes

/ (French trwa) /

noun

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

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