Definitions of troika [ˈtrɔɪ kə]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) troika
a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

2.  troika
a team of three horses driven abreast.

3.  troika
a ruling group of three; triumvirate.

4.  troika
any group of three.

Etymology: (1835–45; < Russ tró&ibreve;ka threesome, troika, der. of tróe three (collective), akin to trithree)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) troika
a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast

2. (noun) three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

3. (noun) troika
a modern Russian triumvirate

'troika' - Nearby Entries
trogon trogonidae trogoniformes troika trojan trojan horse trojan war

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