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troika

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troika /ˈtroɪkə/ noun
plural troikas
troika
/ˈtroɪkə/
noun
plural troikas
Learner's definition of TROIKA
[count]
: a group of three people, things, countries, etc.三人组;三方事物;三国集团
BNC: 36951 COCA: 29144

troika

noun

troi·​ka ˈtrȯi-kə How to pronounce troika (audio)
1
: a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast
also : a team for such a vehicle
2
: a group of three
especially : an administrative or ruling body of three

Example Sentences

A troika of countries signed the agreement.
Recent Examples on the Web Everyone wants to lay hands on Stasi files — the KGB has sent a troika of thugs to exercise their own methods of securing them. Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 It could be argued that the team was often a troika in 1972-73, with Sussman as the head. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 The entrepreneurial troika developed FiveTeams without employing an army of software programmers and developers—relying instead on no-code/low-code (NC/LC) platforms and tools. Gabriel Nahas, Fortune, 3 June 2022 Inside, a troika of priests in marigold-colored mantles intoned prayers in a deep baritone. New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022 International sales, distribution and production company Axxon Media has picked up a troika of films ahead of Berlinale. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Feb. 2022 Reenter Nicholson to alter the dynamics of that increasingly fraught troika and recalibrate her own uncertain future. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022 Spike Lee took smartphone pics of the troika as the professionals’ cameras stuttered and flashed. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2021 Tonight’s late-night troika represents a big achievement for ViacomCBS, which has worked to demonstrate the broader portfolio of content under its aegis since the former CBS Corp. rejoined its corporate sibling, Viacom Inc., in 2019. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Russian troĭka, from troe three; akin to Old English thrīe three

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of troika was in 1842
BNC: 36951 COCA: 29144

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