| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| troika |
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| SYLLABICATION: | troi·ka |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  troi k |
| NOUN: | 1a. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast. b. A team of three horses abreast. 2. See triumvirate (sense 4). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Russian tro ka, from troje, group of three. See trei- in Appendix I.
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