troika

noun

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troi·ka | \ ˈtrȯi-kə

Definition of troika

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

Examples of troika in a Sentence

A troika of countries signed the agreement.

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