TROY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Troy mean? 

• TROY (noun)
  The noun TROY has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: TROY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TROY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

troy; troy weight

Hypernyms ("troy" is a kind of...):

system of weights; weight (a system of units used to express the weight of something)

Meronyms (parts of "troy"):

troy unit (any of the unit of the troy system of weights)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Ilion; Ilium; Troy

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Meronyms (members of "Troy"):

Dardan; Dardanian; Trojan (a native of ancient Troy)

Holonyms ("Troy" is a part of...):

Anatolia; Asia Minor (a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey)

Derivation:

Trojan (of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants)

 Context examples 

The avoirdupois ounce is equal to 1/16 pound, or 28.3495 grams, or 0.911 457 troy ounce.

(Ounce, NCI Thesaurus)

The traditional unit of mass derived from the weight of a grain and equal to one seven-thousandth of a pound, or 1/480 troy ounce, or 64.79891 milligrams.

(Grain, NCI Thesaurus)

The non-SI unit of mass equal to 24 grains, 1/20 Troy ounce or approximately 1.5552 gram.

(Pennyweight, NCI Thesaurus)

The non-SI unit of mass equal to 60 grains, 3 scruples, 1/8 troy ounce, or approximately 3.8879 grams.

(Apothecaries Dram Mass Unit, NCI Thesaurus)