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Trojan
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Tro·jan 1  (trjn)
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Troy.
2. A person of courageous determination or energy.

[Middle English, from Latin Trinus, from Tria, Troy, from Greek, from Trs, the mythical founder of Troy.]

Trojan adj.

Tro·jan 2  (trjn)
adj.
Of or relating to a celestial body, especially an asteroid, that is in one of the Lagrangian points of a two-body system. Used especially of any of a group of asteroids that orbit at Jupiter's distance from the sun, but 60° ahead of or behind the planet.

[From the names of heroes of the Trojan War used for these asteroids.]

Trojan [ˈtrəʊdʒən]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of ancient Troy
2. a person who is hard-working and determined
adj
(Historical Terms) of or relating to ancient Troy or its inhabitants
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.TrojanTrojan - a native of ancient Troy            
Ilion, Ilium, Troy - an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
2.Trojantrojan - a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse"
malevolent program - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
Adj.1.TrojanTrojan - of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants; "Trojan cities"
Translations
Trojan [ˈtrəʊdʒən]
A. ADJtroyano
B. Ntroyano/a m/f
to work like a Trojantrabajar como un mulo/una mula
C. CPD Trojan horse N (lit) → caballo m de Troya (fig) (concealing devious purposes) → tapadera f (Comput) → troyano m
Trojan War NGuerra f de Troya
Trojan
n
(Hist) → Trojaner(in) m(f), → Troer(in) m(f); to work like a Trojan (fig)wie ein Pferd arbeiten; he’s a real Trojan (fig)er ist wirklich eine treue Seele
(Comput, Internet) → Trojaner m (inf)
adjtrojanisch; (fig)übermenschlich
Trojan [ˈtrəʊdʒən] adj & ntroiano/a
Trojan [ˈtrəʊdʒən] adj & ntroiano/a


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