Etymology

troika

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Today it means: A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast. Full definition →

Russian тро́йка
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  1. Russian · derived fromтро́йка“a group of three”
  2. English todaytroika

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

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