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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Warsh, Williams and Jefferson form the Fed’s policy steering group, known internally as the troika.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
In a statement Wednesday, the U.S., the U.K. and Norway — the troika supporting South Sudan’s peace deal — said they were concerned that the fighting threatens to undermine the government’s unity.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
The wooden inkpot was carved in the shape of a troika, which is a kind of Russian sleigh pulled by three horses harnessed abreast.
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
After an early lunch they saw from the hotel windows three troikas drawn up.
From His Hour by Elinor Glyn
The general was just in time to see the prince take the first sledge he could get, and, giving the order to Ekaterinhof, start off in pursuit of the troikas.
From The Idiot by Eva M. Martin
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