3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Troy  \Troy\,  n. 
  Troy  weight. 
 
  {Troy  weight},  the  weight  which  gold  and  silver,  jewels,  and 
  the  like  are  weighed.  It  was  so  named  from  Troyes,  in 
  France,  where  it  was  first  adopted  in  Europe.  The  troy 
  ounce  is  supposed  to  have  been  brought  from  Cairo  during 
  the  crusades.  In  this  weight  the  pound  is  divided  into  12 
  ounces,  the  ounce  into  20  pennyweights,  and  the 
  pennyweight  into  24  grains;  hence  the  troy  ounce  contains 
  480  grains,  and  the  troy  pound  contains  5760  grains.  The 
  avoirdupois  pound  contains  7000  troy  grains;  so  that  175 
  pounds  troy  equal  144  pounds  avoirdupois,  or  1  pound  troy 
  =  0.82286  of  a  pound  avoirdupois,  and  1  ounce  troy  = 
  117/175  or  1.09714  ounce  avoirdupois.  Troy  weight  when 
  divided,  the  pound  into  12  ounces,  the  ounce  into  8  drams, 
  the  dram  into  3  scruples,  and  the  scruple  into  20  grains, 
  is  called  apothecaries'  weight,  used  in  weighing 
  medicines,  etc  In  the  standard  weights  of  the  United 
  States,  the  troy  ounce  is  divided  decimally  down  to  the 
  1/10000  part 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  troy 
  n  1:  a  system  of  weights  used  for  precious  metals  and  gemstones; 
  based  on  a  12-ounce  pound  and  an  ounce  of  480  grains 
  [syn:  {troy  weight}] 
  2:  an  ancient  city  in  Asia  Minor  that  was  the  site  of  the 
  Trojan  War  [syn:  {Troy},  {Ilion},  {Ilium}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Troy,  AL  (city,  FIPS  76920) 
  Location:  31.80412  N,  85.96816  W 
  Population  (1990):  13051  (5150  housing  units) 
  Area:  61.2  sq  km  (land),  0.2  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  36081 
  Troy,  ID  (city,  FIPS  82360) 
  Location:  46.73869  N,  116.76805  W 
  Population  (1990):  699  (286  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.2  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  83871 
  Troy,  IL  (city,  FIPS  76199) 
  Location:  38.73120  N,  89.89375  W 
  Population  (1990):  6046  (2283  housing  units) 
  Area:  6.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  62294 
  Troy,  IN  (town,  FIPS  76634) 
  Location:  37.99607  N,  86.80154  W 
  Population  (1990):  465  (199  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  47588 
  Troy,  KS  (city,  FIPS  71575) 
  Location:  39.78632  N,  95.08858  W 
  Population  (1990):  1073  (472  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Troy,  ME 
  Zip  code(s):  04987 
  Troy,  MI  (city,  FIPS  80700) 
  Location:  42.58016  N,  83.14305  W 
  Population  (1990):  72884  (27197  housing  units) 
  Area:  86.9  sq  km  (land),  0.3  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  48083,  48084,  48098 
  Troy,  MO  (city,  FIPS  73942) 
  Location:  38.97690  N,  90.97535  W 
  Population  (1990):  3811  (1630  housing  units) 
  Area:  8.2  sq  km  (land),  0.1  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  63379 
  Troy,  MT  (city,  FIPS  75025) 
  Location:  48.46000  N,  115.88997  W 
  Population  (1990):  953  (409  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  59935 
  Troy,  NC  (town,  FIPS  68520) 
  Location:  35.36406  N,  79.89316  W 
  Population  (1990):  3404  (1181  housing  units) 
  Area:  6.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  27371 
  Troy,  NH 
  Zip  code(s):  03465 
  Troy,  NY  (city,  FIPS  75484) 
  Location:  42.73435  N,  73.67547  W 
  Population  (1990):  54269  (22871  housing  units) 
  Area:  27.0  sq  km  (land),  0.2  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  12180,  12182 
  Troy,  OH  (city,  FIPS  77588) 
  Location:  40.04441  N,  84.21921  W 
  Population  (1990):  19478  (8006  housing  units) 
  Area:  22.2  sq  km  (land),  0.2  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  45373 
  Troy,  PA  (borough,  FIPS  77584) 
  Location:  41.78466  N,  76.78956  W 
  Population  (1990):  1262  (583  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  16947 
  Troy,  SC  (town,  FIPS  72655) 
  Location:  33.98736  N,  82.29681  W 
  Population  (1990):  140  (60  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  29848 
  Troy,  TN  (town,  FIPS  75240) 
  Location:  36.33953  N,  89.16160  W 
  Population  (1990):  1047  (454  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  38260 
  Troy,  TX  (city,  FIPS  73748) 
  Location:  31.19561  N,  97.30682  W 
  Population  (1990):  1395  (546  housing  units) 
  Area:  10.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  76579 
  Troy,  VA 
  Zip  code(s):  22974 
  Troy,  VT 
  Zip  code(s):  05868 
  Troy,  WV 
  Zip  code(s):  26443 

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