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Troy¹
- /tɹɔɪ/
Rhymes with -ɔɪ
Where it comes from
From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).
proper noun
- 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?
- A male given name.
- A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama.
- A city in Madison County, Illinois.
- A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.
- A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas.
- A town in Waldo County, Maine.
- A city in Michigan.
- A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
- A city, the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.
- A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Miami County, Ohio.
- A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
- A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Troy Township.
Similar: Ilium
Troy²
- /tɹɔɪ/
Rhymes with -ɔɪ
Where it comes from
From Old French Troyes.
proper noun
- 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?'
- A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.
troy³
- /tɹɔɪ/
Rhymes with -ɔɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English troye, from Anglo-Norman. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, probably first used at a fair in Troyes, France.
adjective
- Of, or relating to, troy weight.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: troy weight, ilion, ilium, ounce, sky, trojan, parsippany, eleven, schenectady, davis, bilt, trojans, troie, ilios, troja, troia
proper noun
Similar: Ilium
Translations
Talk about this word "troy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/troy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. troy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/troy "troy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/troy.Cite this
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