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troi⋅ka
[troi-kuh] 
–noun
| 1. | a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast. |
| 2. | a team of three horses driven abreast. |
| 3. | any group of three persons, nations, etc., acting equally in unison to exert influence, control, or the like. |
Origin:
1835–45; < Russ tróĭka threesome, troika, deriv. of tróe three (collective), akin to tri three
1835–45; < Russ tróĭka threesome, troika, deriv. of tróe three (collective), akin to tri three
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| tri·um·vi·rate (trī-ŭm'vər-ĭt) n.
[Latin triumvirātus, from triumvirī, board of three; see triumvir.] |
| troi·ka (troi'kə) n.
[Russian troĭka, from troje, group of three; see trei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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troika
1842, "carriage drawn by three horses abreast," from Rus. troika "three-horse team, any group of three," from collective numeral troe "three" + dim. suffix -ka. Sense of "any group of three administrators, triumvirate" is first recorded 1945.
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troika
(Russian: "three"), any vehicle drawn by three horses abreast, usually a sleigh with runners but also a wheeled carriage. The three-horse team is also known as a unicorn team.
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