TROIKA

troika

(noun) a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast

troika

(noun) a modern Russian triumvirate

three, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

troika (plural troikas)

A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Russian contexts.

Synonyms

• (group of three): threesome, triad; see also trio

• (council of three): See government

Coordinate terms

• (council of three): See government

Source: Wiktionary



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