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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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New York gold contracts dropped 0.2%, back below $4,200 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The strong dollar pressured gold futures, which lost $25.20, or 0.60% to $4165.80 per troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Gold futures rose 1.4% to $4191 a troy ounce as traders adjusted positions on interest-rate sensitive investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Futures in New York edged up to $4,143.40 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The weight system employed for the precious metals was as follows:— 1 pound troy = 2 marks.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw

Think back to 1992 when Troy Starr of Taft was 30 years old and took his team to the City 3-A final after a winless 1991 season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson doesn’t seem to have thought about it very hard, other than as a slogan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

When Troy fell, Agamemnon was the most fortunate of the victorious chieftains.

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