troika
troika
Definition
troika (tro̵i′kə)
noun
- a Russian vehicle, esp. a sleigh or carriage, drawn by a specially trained team of three horses abreast
- the team of horses
- any group of three; esp., an association of three in authority; triumvirate
Etymology: Russ < troe, three < IE *troio- < base *trei-, three
troika
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
Browse dictionary entries near troika
- trogon
- troglodyte
- troffer
- trodden
- trod
- trochophore
- trochoid
- trochlear
- trochlea
- trochilus
- troilism
- Troilus
- Trois-Rivières
- Trojan
- Trojan horse
- Trojan War
- troll
- trolley
- trolley bus
- trolley car
