Troy

Troy  (troi)

1. also Il·i·on (l-n, -n) or Il·i·um (--m) An ancient city of northwest Asia Minor near the Dardanelles. Originally a Phrygian city dating from the Bronze Age, it is the legendary site of the Trojan War and was captured and destroyed by Greek forces c. 1200 b.c. The ruins of Troy were discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1871.

2. A city of southeast Michigan, a residential and industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 81,100.

3. A city of eastern New York on the Hudson River northeast of Albany. Settled in the 1780s, it is a manufacturing center with a clothing industry. Population: 48,000.

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troy  (troi)

adj. Abbr. t.

Of or expressed in troy weight.

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[Middle English troye, after Troyes.]

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Troy [trɔɪ]

n

(Placename) 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) Greek name Ilion Latin name Ilium Related adj Trojan

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	troy - a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains troy weight system of weights, weight - a system of units used to express the weight of something troy unit - any of the unit of the troy system of weights
	2.	Troy - an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War Ilion, Ilium Anatolia, Asia Minor - a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey Dardan, Dardanian, Trojan - a native of ancient Troy

Translations

Troy [trɔɪ] N → Troya f

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troy [ˈtrɔɪ] N (also troy weight) → peso m troy

Troy

n (Hist) → Troja nt ? Helen

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troy

n (also troy weight) → Troygewicht nt

Troy [trɔɪ] n → Troia

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Troy [trɔɪ] n → Troia