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US
/ˈtɹɔɪkə/
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[ UK /tɹˈɔɪkɐ/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈɔɪkɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a modern Russian triumvirate
- a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
How To Use troika In A Sentence
- Speculation is rife about which minister deserves promotion to make up the missing third in the troika of Deputy Prime Ministers.
- This swelling border, added last, embraces all but the lower left corner of the centralized image, canceling out the lingering sense of rational space of "Sketch 1" and pushing the vestiges of the troika, St. George and a mountainous landscape firmly toward abstractness. Complementary Abstractionists
- At the time of glasnost and perestroika, the emerging leaders belonged to the writers union.
- A ride through the forests on a troika - a sleigh pulled by three horses - is a real treat.
- Another of that 1975 troika, Vladimir Skorodenko, is now Genieva's senior colleague.
- To restructure the Soviet economy before it collapsed, Gorbachev announced an agenda of rapid reform, based upon what he called perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost WN.com - Articles related to Iran's June inflation rate falls to 9.4%
- Together, the Council presidency, High Representative, and Commissioner for External Affairs form a troika which represents the EU as a whole in international diplomacy.
- I can't imagine being part of a governmental troika, with you and Nessarose-or a committee, should Shell be involved too. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
- They include Mr. Shakhnazarov's perestroika-era "Zero City" 1988, a surreal allegory laced with absurdism, which screened in a series on Russian fantastic cinema. A Russian Titan Embraces the Web
- The leader, on taking his position as the third member of the ruling troika, made it clear that this was little more than a pipe dream as he declared himself ‘very comfortable’ with the agreement that had been reached.