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Definition: Troika |
TroikaNoun1. A Russian vehicle (carriage or sled) pulled by three horses abreast. 2. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. 3. A modern Russian triumvirate. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "troika" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
Synonyms: TroikaSynonyms: deuce-ace (n), leash (n), tercet (n), ternary (n), ternion (n), terzetto (n), three (n), threesome (n), tierce (n), trey (n), triad (n), trine (n), trinity (n), trio (n), triplet (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Troika |
| Non-English Usage: "Troika" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Portuguese (troika). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Troika (1969) | |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Man on troika, in snow, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Khabarovsk - sledge with troika outside posthouse. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | The doctrine of troika is dead. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Troika" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.31% of the time. "Troika" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 92.31% | 36 | 57,479 |
| Noun (proper) | 7.69% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 39 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
troika | 112 |
game troika | 23 |
entertainment troika | 10 |
radio.fm troika | 8 |
pottery troika | 8 |
troika network | 6 |
triathlon troika | 5 |
tea troika | 5 |
russian troika | 4 |
dialog troika | 4 |
russia trade troika | 3 |
troika watch | 3 |
draft troika | 3 |
eye troika | 2 |
chain key troika | 2 |
elemental evil temple troika | 2 |
troika magazine | 2 |
rare russian troika | 2 |
international troika | 2 |
design troika | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "troika"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | trojkë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | التريوكة عربة روسية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | тройка (tern, ternary, threesome, triad, trine, triplet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | trojka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | trojka, troika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | troikka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | troïka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dreigespann (horse team, three abreast). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τρόϊκα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שלישי" שולטת, טרואיק". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | trojka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | troika. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | トロイの木馬 (Tholoide, Trojan horse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | トロイカ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | trooraght (triumvirate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oikatray troika. (various references) troicã. (various references) тройка (ternion, three, threesome, three-tuple, trey, triplet). (various references) trojka (triplet). (various references) troica, tiro de troica. (various references) trojka. (various references) üç kişilik yönetim (triumvirate). (various references) трійка (three, threesome, triple, triplet). (various references) xe ba ngựa nhóm ba người. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "troika": troikas. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "troika": perestroika. (additional references) | |
Words containing "troika": perestroikas. (additional references) | |
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"Troika" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Rokita, Rosika, tokio, Tokiwa, Tomioka, torice, torita, traik, Trewia, trioka, triona, troia, troica, troik, troke, Tropicarr, Troubk, Trumka, Tyrodiza. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "troika" (pronounced troy"ku) |
| 5 | t r oy" k u | perestroika. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-k-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: korai, korat, krait, ratio, tarok, traik, troak. | |
-2 letters: airt, ikat, iota, kart, okra, raki, rato, riot, rota, roti, taro, tiro, tora, tori, trio. | |
-3 letters: air, ait, ark, art, irk, kat, kir, kit, koa, koi, kor, oak, oar, oat, oka, ora, ort, rat, ria, rot, tao, tar, tor. | |
-4 letters: ai, ar, at, it, ka, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-k-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: troikas. | |
+2 letters: antirock, karyotin, keratoid, troaking, yakitori. | |
+3 letters: artichoke, croakiest, karyotins, keratosis, keratotic, paintwork, yakitoris. | |
+4 letters: antismoker, artichokes, cockatrice, eukaryotic, karyotypic, keratinous, outbarking, outranking, overtaking, paintworks. | |
+5 letters: antismokers, cabinetwork, cartoonlike, cockatrices, debarkation, embarkation, factorylike, karyotyping, keyboardist, latticework, overtalking, overtasking, perestroika, postmarking, prokaryotic, realpolitik, workability, workstation. | |
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