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troika.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɔɪ.kə/UK, US
  1. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

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

Where this word comes from

From Russian тро́йка (trójka, “a group of three”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.