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TROJAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful

Example:

when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse

Synonyms:

trojan; trojan horse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("trojan" is a kind of...):

malevolent program (a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native of ancient Troy

Synonyms:

Dardan; Dardanian; Trojan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Trojan" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Holonyms ("Trojan" is a member of...):

Ilion; Ilium; Troy (an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants

Example:

Trojan cities

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Troy (an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War)

Derivation:

Troy (an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War)

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