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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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Dollar-sensitive gold futures tumbled $132.10, or 2.9%, to $4478.10 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Gold remained elevated at $4,654.70 a troy ounce, while Bitcoin continued to find resistance at the $80,000 mark, rising 0.6% to $79,503.28.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

—New York gold contracts slipped 0.25% to $4,683.30 a troy ounce in early European trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In early European trading, New York futures were flat at $4,696.40 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

We refer to that found in 1857, called the "Blanche Berkeley," after the Governor's daughter, and which weighed one hundred and forty-five pounds troy.

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

In May, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink told Congress that the U.S. “probably” needs a new launch facility capable of supporting heavy- and superheavy-lift rockets, citing constraints at existing spaceports.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Eager for insights similar to those she had found in the lifeguarding manual, Ms. Eubanks searched for courses on rescue and survival, around Troy and farther afield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Troy Deeney: No Europe means more time on the training pitch, so Xabi Alonso will be in a great position to figure out what works best.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

When the BBC’s legal team did exactly that, Secret Service counsel Troy Epstein flatly declared the agency was neither authorized to accept service on the family’s behalf nor willing to help facilitate it.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

“You could say that. It’s Troy Jr.’s thirtieth birthday.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone