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troika

/ˈtɹɔɪ.kə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about troika at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast.
  2. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
  3. A modern Russian triumvirate.

Origin

From Russian тро́йка (trójka, “a group of three”).

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