Troy
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See also: troy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹɔɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Audio (General American): (file)
Etymology 1
From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).
Proper noun
Troy
- (historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- Why should I war without the walls of Troy,
That find such cruel battle here within?
- A male given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Pike County, Alabama.
- A township and town therein, in Perry County, Indiana.
- A small city, the county seat of Doniphan County, Kansas.
- A city in Michigan.
- A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Missouri.
- 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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
an ancient city — see also Ilium
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Etymology 2
From Old French Troyes.
Proper noun
Troy
- A surname from Old French derived from the city Troyes in France.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.
Descendants
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Troy (Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜌ᜔)
- a male given name from English
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtɾoj/ [ˈt̪ɾoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: Troy
Proper noun
Troy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜌ᜔)
- a male given name from English
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