troad

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/tɹəʊd//ˈtɹəʊ.æd//ˈtɹəʊ.əd/

proper noun

The Biga peninsula in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey.

OriginAncient Greek Τρῳάς →
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Meanings

troad1

nountroad (plural troads)

plural troads

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of trode.

    He chaunst to come, far from all people's troad

    1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Troad2

proper nounthe Troad

alternative Troas

  1. historicalThe Biga peninsula in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bigatrode

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤρῳάς
  2. EnglishTroad

From Ancient Greek Τρῳάς (Trōiás).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τρῳάς
  • Τρῳάς (Trōiás)historical term for peninsula in modern Turkey
French Troade
  • Troadehistorical term for peninsula in modern Turkey
Greek Τρωάδα
  • Τρωάδα (Troáda)historical term for peninsula in modern Turkey
Irish Tróás
  • Tróáshistorical term for peninsula in modern Turkey
Italian Troade
  • Troadehistorical term for peninsula in modern Turkey
Latin Trōas
  • Trōashistorical term for peninsula in modern Turkey
Polish Troada
  • Troadahistorical term for peninsula in modern Turkey
Spanish Tróade
  • Tróadehistorical term for peninsula in modern Turkey

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tardoDorta
Cite this entry
APA

troad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troad

MLA

“troad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troad.

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