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trojan

Tro·jan
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [troh-juh n]
    • /ˈtroʊ dʒən/
    • /ˈtrəʊʤən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [troh-juh n]
    • /ˈtroʊ dʒən/

Definitions of trojan word

  • adjective trojan of or relating to ancient Troy or its inhabitants. 1
  • noun trojan a native or inhabitant of Troy. 1
  • noun trojan a person who shows pluck, determination, or energy: to work like a Trojan. 1
  • adjective trojan of ancient Troy 1
  • proper noun trojan sb from ancient Troy 1
  • noun trojan a native or inhabitant of ancient Troy 0
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Origin of trojan

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English Trōiān < Latin Trōjānus, equivalent to Trōj(a) Troy + -ānus -an

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Parts of speech for Trojan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Trojan

trojan popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for trojan

adjective trojan

  • courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
  • impavid — (archaic) fearless, undaunted.
All 2 Synonyms of trojan

Antonyms for trojan

adjective trojan

  • fearing — Present participle of fear.
Just one Antonym for trojan

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Related words

  • ajax

    the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus

  • cressida

    (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes

  • hector

    Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.

  • pandarus

    a Trojan who attempted to assassinate Menelaus, thereby violating a truce between the Greeks and the Trojans and prolonging the Trojan War: in Chaucerian and other medieval accounts, he is the procurer of Cressida for Troilus.

  • trojan war

    a ten-year war waged by the confederated Greeks under Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, by Paris, son of the Trojan king Priam, and ending in the plundering and burning of Troy.

  • achilles

    Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel
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