Troyes
proper noun
Syllable Decomposition
troyesderived from its Latin name from the 4th century (civitas) tricassium, meaning "the city of the Tricasses". tricassium gave rise to trecassis, trecassadiens, treci, treche, then troies, and finally troyes. The final 's' indicates that the name originally referred to a population, a tribe, or a local people (as is also the case for Amiens, Paris, Nantes, Reims, Rennes, Angers, Tours, Limoges, Chartres, etc.).
Definition
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