troika

(tro̵i)

noun

    1. a Russian vehicle, esp. a sleigh or carriage, drawn by a specially trained team of three horses abreast
    2. the team of horses
  1. any group of three; esp., an association of three in authority; triumvirate

Origin: Russ < troe, three < IE *troio- < base *trei-, three

See troika in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
    b. A team of three horses abreast.
  2. See triumvirate.

Origin:

Origin: Russian troĭka

Origin: , from troje, group of three; see trei- in Indo-European roots

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