troy
IPA: trˈɔɪ
noun
- (historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
- 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.
- 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.
adjective
- Of, or relating to, troy weight.
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Examples of "troy" in Sentences
- He was the editor of the Troy Budget.
- There are 12 troy ounces in a troy pound.
- Troy looked in the big pocket of his backpack.
- There are 12 troy ounces in the now obsolete troy pound.
- Gold fell $14.60 a troy ounce, or 1.1%. to $1318.40, a 2011 low.
- The offbeat character was based on another one of Troy's wacky ideas.
- During their mealtime, Maya noted Troy's consumption of too much food.
- He began traveling off and on in the eighth grade with Troy Covey and Seven.
- In an exultant extended guitar solo, Troy Donockley sounds like Mike Oldfield.
- Spot gold was at $1,731.10 per troy ounce, up $2.30 from its New York settlement Thursday.
- Gold for February delivery rose 50 cents per troy ounce to $1,726.80 on the Comex division of Nymex.
- This weekend's extra size edition includes a necrology listing every Troy resident who died in the year to date.
- I live in troy montana (northwest) and all it takes to get a bull around here is scout all year long and pretty go as far back in the woods as possible.
- DR. info aka troy ciccone/greg wood and WE agency stop claiming Rosa she is not your client anymore. you looking like straight losers … takng that back u are losers
- Between 2009 and 2011, demand for physical gold and exchange-traded funds jumped by 9.4 million troy ounces, more than offsetting the 6.6-million-ounce drop in jewelry consumption.
- Vehicle features: get an additional $300 off the price if you call troy lerdo, our internet sales manager, and make arrangements to inspect this vehicle! no reasonable offer refused! free carfax available upon request! we pay top dollar for any trade!
- January 27th, 2010 9:36 am ET i like to watch morning show with john but i dont like that loud thunder sound they use in the back ground. i wish the noise would go away. i only want the news and weather. also i could care less about this punk who sings PANTS ON THE GROUND. he were buttons that say free a cop killer name troy davis. troy davis was convicted and found guilty. he should be put to dealth. nancy