TROY


Meaning of TROY in English

/ trɔɪ; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a system for measuring precious metals and precious stones

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from a weight used at the fair of Troyes , a town in northern France.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.