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Carthage vs Troy - What's the difference?

carthage | troy |

As proper nouns the difference between carthage and troy

is that carthage is an ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia while Troy is an ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

As an adjective troy is

of, or relating to, troy weight.

carthage

English

(wikipedia Carthage)

Alternative forms

* Carthago (Latinate)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.

    • Related terms

    * Carthaginian ----

    troy

    English

    (wikipedia Troy)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
  • A city in Alabama.
  • A city in Michigan.
  • A city in New York.
    • Synonyms
    * (l)
    Derived terms
    * Trojan * Trojan horse * Troyish

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Troyes.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • derived from the city Troyes in France.
  • , originally transferred from the surname, but today associated with the classical city.

    • Anagrams

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