Troyes

[ trwah ]

/ trwɑ /

a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.

Definition for troyes (2 of 2)

Aube

[ ohb ]

/ oʊb /

a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.

a department in NE France. 2327 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Troyes.

Chretien de Troyes has Yvain and Gawain fighting anonymously for hours without stopping until night forces them to draw back.

The ‘GOT’ Red Viper and Mountain Duel, and a History of Medieval Trial by Combat |Steven Isaac |June 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the ninth a council was assembled in France in the city of Troyes.

The Law of Civilization and Decay |Brooks Adams
I had the honor to inform you in my last letter, of the parliament's being transferred to Troyes.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson
They had obviously borrowed the expedient from the terms of the treaty of Troyes.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 |Various

We arrived at Troyes on the evening of the 7th, an old town in Champagne.

Before and after Waterloo |Edward Stanley
To crush the opposition to these measures, he persuaded the king to exile the parlement to Troyes (August 15th, 1787).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 |Various

Troyes

/ (French trwa) /

an industrial city in NE France: became prosperous through its great fairs in the early Middle Ages. Pop: 60 958 (1999)

Aube

/ (French ob) /

a department of N central France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Troyes. Pop: 293 925 (2003 est). Area: 6026 sq km (2350 sq miles)

a river in N central France, flowing northwest to the Seine. Length: about 225 km (140 miles)