Buildings
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| MB | Main building |
| Wall | Earth Wall / City Wall / Palisade |
| Mill | Flour Mill |
| Pal | Palace |
| Res | Residence |
| Res/Pal | Residence or Palace (when either can be used interchangably) |
| WW | Wonder of the World |
Troops
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| cat (or) cata (or) catapult | Catapult / Fire Catapult / Trebuchet |
| Clubs (or) Clubbies | Maceman |
| Druids | Druidrider |
| EC | Equites Caesaris |
| EI | Equites Imperatoris |
| Haeds | Haeduan |
| Leg | Legionnaire |
| Imp | Imperian |
| Mace | Maceman |
| Pal | Paladin |
| Swords | Swordsman |
| TK | Teutonic Knights |
| TT | Theutates Thunder |
Game
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| 24/7 | 24 hours per day / 7 days per week |
| Ally | Alliance |
| Bashing | Keeping the player small by attacking much |
| Bug | Fault in the game |
| Clear | Destroying the defending army before catapulting/conquering |
| Coords | Coordinates |
| CP | Culture Points |
| Def | Defensive troops |
| Exp | Hero Experience |
| Fake | Surprising the enemy by sending an attack with 1 unit |
| Farming | Gaining res. / exp. by attacking a player repeatedly |
| Farm | A player that is farmed |
| Farmer | A player who farms other players |
| IGM | In-Game Message |
| Lag | Delays in page loading |
| Loot | Stolen resources |
| Lvl | Level |
| Multi | A player with more than one account (not allowed) |
| NAP | Non-Agrression Pact |
| Off | Offensive troops |
| Plus | Plus Account |
| Pop | Population |
| Pushing | Sending more res. to a player than is allowed by the rules |
| Res | Resources |
| Sitting | Controlling an account through the Sitter function |
Forum/Chat
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1337 | leet/l33t ("Elite") |
| afaik | As Far As I Know |
| afk | Away From Keyboard |
| aka | Also Known As |
| asap | As Soon As Possible |
| Banning | To deny access for someone for a certain period |
| brb | Be Right Back |
| btw | By The Way |
| c (or) d/c | Disconnect |
| flame/flaming | Posting messages that are deliberately hostile/insulting |
| gl | Good Luck |
| IMO / IMHO | In My (Humble) Opinion |
| IGN | In-Game Name |
| IIRC | If I Remember Correctly |
| irc | Internet Relay Chat |
| kick | To throw someone from a channel (chat) |
| lol | Laugh Out Loud |
| Netiquette | The conventions of politeness on most forums/chat rooms |
| newb | A new player (generally with neutral connotations) |
| noob | A stupid/foolish player |
| nub | A stupid/foolish player (who has played for a long time) |
| np | No Problem |
| pls/plz | Please |
| PM | Private Message |
| pwn | To beat or be beaten by someone badly |
| (I)RL | (In)Real Live |
| rofl | Rolling On the Floor Laughing |
| RTFM | Read The ing Manual |
| Spam/spamming | Posting of unneeded messages |
| STFU | Shut The Up |
| wb | Welcome Back |
| wtf | What The |
Travian Team
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| CM | Community Manager |
| Mod | Moderator |
| MH | Multihunter - the game operator of a world. They search for cheaters and ban them, as well as helping to fix any bugs that occur. |
| S-Mod | Super-Moderator |
| Supporters | Players who answer ingame questions sent to Support |