troika

[ troi-kuh ]
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noun
  1. a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

  2. a team of three horses driven abreast.

  1. any group of three persons, nations, etc., acting equally in unison to exert influence, control, or the like.

Origin of troika

1
1835–45; <Russian tróĭka threesome, troika, derivative of tróe three (collective), akin to trithree

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troika

/ (ˈtrɔɪkə) /


noun
  1. a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast

  2. three horses harnessed abreast

  1. a triumvirate

Origin of troika

1
C19: from Russian, from troe three

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