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Troy

Troy /trɔɪ/  according to ancient Greek stories, a city in Asia Minor (=modern Turkey) which the Greeks eventually gained control of in the Trojan War. In the 19th century, Heinrich Schliemann, a German archaeologist, discovered the ruins of an ancient city in northwest Turkey, which he claimed was Troy.
Troy


Troy
Troy /trɔɪ/
according to ancient Greek stories, a city in Asia Minor (=modern Turkey) which the Greeks eventually gained control of in the Trojan War. In the 19th century, Heinrich Schliemann, a German archaeologist, discovered the ruins of an ancient city in northwest Turkey, which he claimed was Troy.


troyBrE /trɔɪ/ 🔊NAmE /trɔɪ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a system for measuring precious metals and precious stones 金衡制(用于称量贵重金属和宝石)