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Troy

adj · name · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /tɹɔɪ/
  • rhymes with -ɔɪ
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  • CMU ARPABET: T R OY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to, troy weight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

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Meaning 3

A male given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama.

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Waldo County, Maine.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Michigan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Missouri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York.

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Meaning 12

A number of places in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Montgomery County, North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 13

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Miami County, Ohio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 14

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.

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Meaning 15

A number of places in the United States:

A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

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Meaning 16

A number of places in the United States:

A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 17

A number of places in the United States:

A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Troy Township.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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18

name

Meaning 18

A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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19

name

Meaning 19

A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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20

noun

Meaning 20

an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Ilion, Ilium

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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

21

noun

Meaning 21

a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: troy weight

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Broader terms: system of weights, weight

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Troje — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Albanian: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Amharic: ትሮያ (təroya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Arabic: طَرْوَادَة (ṭarwāda) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Aragonese: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Armenian: Տրոյա (Troya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Asturian: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Azerbaijani: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Bashkir: Троя (Troya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Basque: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Belarusian: Троя (Trója) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Bengali: ট্রয় (ṭroẏ) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Breton: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Bulgarian: Троя (Troja) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Burmese: ထရွိုင်းမြို့ (hta.rwuing:mrui.) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Catalan: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Chechen: Тарша (Tarša) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Chinese Cantonese: 特洛伊 (dak6 lok6 ji1) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特洛伊 (Tèluòyī) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特洛亞 /特洛亚 (Tèluòyà) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Czech: Trója — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Danish: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Dutch: Troje — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Esperanto: Trojo — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Estonian: Trooja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Finnish: Troija — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • French: Troie — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • West-Frisian: Troaje — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Friulian: Troie — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Galician: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Georgian: ტროა (ṭroa) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • German: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • German: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • German: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Greek: Τροία (Troía) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Ancient Greek: Τροία (Troía) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Hebrew: טרויה (tróya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Hindi: ट्रॉय (ṭrŏy) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Hittite: 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭 (Wilusa) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 (Truwisa) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Hungarian: Trója — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Icelandic: Trója — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Icelandic: Trójuborg — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Ido: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Indonesian: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Interlingua: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Irish: an Traí — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Italian: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Jamaican Creole: Chrai — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Japanese: トロイ (Toroi) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Korean: 트로이 (Teuroi) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Northern Kurdish: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Northern Kurdish: Truva — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Kyrgyz: Троя (Troya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Latin: Teucria — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Latin: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Latvian: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Limburgish: Troje — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Lithuanian: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Luxembourgish: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Macedonian: Троја (Troja) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Malayalam: ട്രോയ് (ṭrōyŭ) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Malayalam: ത്രായ് (trāyŭ) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Maltese: Trojja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Marathi: ट्रॉय (ṭrŏy) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Mingrelian: ტროა (ṭroa) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Nepali: ट्रोय (ṭroya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Norman: Trouaie — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Occitan: Tròia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Old English: Trōia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Picard: Troée — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Polish: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Portuguese: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Punjabi: ਟਰੌਏ (ṭarauē) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Quechua: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Romanian: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Romansh: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Russian: Тро́я (Trója) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Scottish Gaelic: Tròidh — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Serbo-Croatian: Тро́ја — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Serbo-Croatian: Trója — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Sicilian: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Sinhalese: ට්රෝයි (ṭrōyi) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Slovak: Trója — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Slovene: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Spanish: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Swahili: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Swedish: Troja — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Tagalog: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Tamil: திராய் (tirāy) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Thai: ทรอย (troi) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Turkish: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Turkish: Truva — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Ukrainian: Тро́я (Trója) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Uzbek: Троя (Troya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Uzbek: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Venetan: Troia — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Waray-Waray: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Welsh: Caerdroea — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • West Flemish: Troje — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Yiddish: טרויאַ (troya) — an ancient city — see also Ilium
  • Zazaki: Troya — an ancient city — see also Ilium