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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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