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troika definition

troika (tro̵i′kə)

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
  2. any group of three; esp., an association of three in authority; triumvirate

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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