troika
Americannoun
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troikas
plural
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a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
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a team of three horses driven abreast.
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any group of three persons, nations, etc., acting equally in unison to exert influence, control, or the like.
noun
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a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast
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three horses harnessed abreast
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a triumvirate
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Etymology
Origin of troika
1835–45; < Russian tróĭka threesome, troika, derivative of tróe three (collective), akin to tri three
Vocabulary lists containing troika
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The troika has continued to meet under Warsh, but he has said he wants “messier meetings” whose outcomes aren’t settled in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
With a fully functioning Rodriguez-Ty France-Haniger troika at the top, it should — emphasize should — take pressure of the rest of the lineup to carry the team.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Saudi Arabia, Israel and the U.S. function as a troika in the Middle East.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2022
Yet what the “clothes” this troika have designed for the Meta store show seem to be, largely, are an opportunity to show off brand allegiance and leverage their archives in the most straightforward ways.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
A troika of Incorrigibles looked up at him.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
What counts, at least as far as selling the show is concerned, is the mash-up of a classic title with a modern sensibility, so that troikas and patronyms become sports cars and upspeak.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
At a horse show, Nehru was just getting interested in the trotting horses and troikas, when he was dragged away to see Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Thank you—well, I have only just gotten home myself. And I confess, I have grown weary of train schedules and troikas, seasickness and hot air balloons.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Mead and qvass flowed in the very streets, and the castle-trumpets could not be heard for the sound of troikas and balalaïkas.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 by Various
The rivers froze unusually early, and troikas had entirely superseded torosses on all the roads as early as the very beginning of October.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
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