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troy

/tɹɔɪ/

troy adjective: of, or relating to, troy weight.

Adjective

troy (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to, troy weight.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Troy

Troy

  1. (historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
    • Why should I war without the walls of Troy,
      That find such cruel battle here within?c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. A male given name.
  3. A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama.
  4. A city in Madison County, Illinois.
  5. A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.
  6. A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas.
  7. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  8. A city in Michigan.
  9. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Missouri.
  10. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
  11. A city, the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.
  12. A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina.
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  1. A city, the county seat of Miami County, Ohio.
  2. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
  3. A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  4. A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  5. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Troy Township.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Troy

Troy

  1. A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France.
    • DCI Tom Barnaby: Are you sure you don't speak Spanish, Troy?
    • DS Gavin Troy : Positive.
    • Barnaby: Name like 'Troy', it must mean something in Spanish. 'Accident', maybe, as in 'Didn't I always tell you Bill Carter's death was one?'1998 May 6, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Death in Disguise”, in Midsomer Murders
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.

troy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

troy in Hindi

ट्रॉय, ट्रोई, ट्रोय

troy in Tamil

ட்ரோய், ட்ராய், டிராய்

troy in Marathi

ट्रॉय, ट्रोय

troy in Urdu

سنار کے باٹ
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troy in Bengali
ট্রয়
troy in Telugu
ట్రోయ్, ట్రాయ్, ట్రోయి
troy in Malayalam
ട്രോയ്, ട്രോയി
troy in Kannada
ಟ್ರಾಯ್, ಟ್ರೋಯ್, ಟ್ರೋಯಿ
troy in Punjabi
ਟ੍ਰੋਏ
troy in Gujarati
ટ્રોય, ટ્રૉય, ટ્રોઈ
troy in Odia
ଟ୍ରଯ଼, ଟ୍ରଏ, ଟ୍ରଯ଼୍
troy in Nepali
ट्रोय, ट्रॉय, ट्रोइ

Synonyms of troy

Origin of troy

From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.

From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).

From Old French Troyes.

Words formed from troy

Phrases with troy

Words that rhyme with troy

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Questions about troy

What does troy mean?
Troy means of, or relating to, troy weight.
What is troy in Hindi?
Troy in Hindi is ट्रॉय, ट्रोई, ट्रोय. See Troy meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is troy?
Troy can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce troy?
Troy is pronounced /tɹɔɪ/.

Words near troy in the dictionary

  1. Troxler
  2. Troxler effect
  3. Troxler fading
  4. Troxler's fading
  5. Troxlers
  6. troy
  7. Troy game
  8. Troy games
  9. troy grain
  10. troy grains
  11. troy ounce

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Adapted from Wiktionary: troy (page history and authors); Troy (page history and authors); troy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); troy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); troy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); troy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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