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Greece isn't a democracy now it's run through a troika - three foreign officials that fly into Athens airport and tell the Greeks what they can and can't do.
Nigel Farage

Meaning of "troika" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TROIKA

From Russian, from troe three.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TROIKA

troika  [ˈtrɔɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROIKA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Troika is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TROIKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of troika in the English dictionary

The first definition of troika in the dictionary is a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast. Other definition of troika is three horses harnessed abreast. Troika is also a triumvirate.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROIKA


acre
ˈeɪkə
Africa
ˈæfrɪkə
America
əˈmɛrɪkə
angelica
ænˈdʒɛlɪkə
Antarctica
æntˈɑːktɪkə
baker
ˈbeɪkə
biker
ˈbaɪkə
breaker
ˈbreɪkə
electronica
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə
erica
ˈɛrɪkə
erotica
ɪˈrɒtɪkə
Jamaica
dʒəˈmeɪkə
liquor
ˈlɪkə
maker
ˈmeɪkə
mica
ˈmaɪkə
perestroika
ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə
replica
ˈrɛplɪkə
sticker
ˈstɪkə
ticker
ˈtɪkə
veronica
vəˈrɒnɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROIKA

trode
troffer
trog
trogged
trogging
troglodyte
troglodytic
troglodytical
troglodytism
trogon
troilism
troilist
troilite
Troilus
Trojan
Trojan asteroid
Trojan duck
Trojan Horse
Trojan War
troland

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROIKA

balalaika
dika
Gernika
kaika
laika
Lake Tanganyika
Nkosi Sikelel´ iAfrika
paprika
pika
romaika
Salonika
sika
Spanish paprika
swastika
Tanganyika
tika

Synonyms and antonyms of troika in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «troika» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROIKA

Find out the translation of troika to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of troika from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «troika» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三驾马车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

troika
570 millions of speakers

English

troika
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रोइका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الترويكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тройка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

troika
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিন ঘোড়ায় টানা গাড়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

troïka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Troika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Troika
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トロイカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트로이카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Troika
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Troika
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கூட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीन महिलांचा जोडीदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üç kişilik yönetim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troika
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trojka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трійка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

troică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρόικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

driemanskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trojka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

troika
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of troika

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROIKA»

The term «troika» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.611 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROIKA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «troika» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «troika» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about troika

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QUOTES WITH «TROIKA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word troika.
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Nigel Farage
Greece isn't a democracy now it's run through a troika - three foreign officials that fly into Athens airport and tell the Greeks what they can and can't do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROIKA»

Discover the use of troika in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to troika and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Troika
Troika tells the story of men and women confronting an enigma known as the Matryoshka, a vast alien construct whose periodic appearances have generated terror, wonder, and endless debate.
Alastair Reynolds, 2011
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Troika: A Communicative Approach to Russian Language, Life, ...
Grammar is presented as a necessary tool for communication and is introduced throughout. The book aims at comparing and contrasting cultures, rather than presenting the target culture only.
Marita Nummikoski, 2011
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The Troika
It is the story of deranged angels, deadly music boxes, and cellular transformation.
Stepan Chapman, 1997
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Handbook of Social Capital: The Troika of Sociology, ...
Social capital is becoming one of the most important and hotly discussed topics of today. This inter-disciplinary Handbook intends to serve as a bridge for students and scholars across the social sciences.
Gert Tinggaard Svendsen, Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen, 2009
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Troika
“[W]hat a brilliant, astonishing modern love story...”—Susan Cheever Perla is a beautiful young Cuban-American woman who lives with her mother in a modest house in Miami’s Little Havana.
Adam Pelzman, 2014
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The Troika Dolls
Meet Stevie Duveen: striking, brilliant, gifted in seven languages and all kinds of combat - and strategic analyst for Hazard Ltd, an international trouble-shooting outfit.
Miranda Darling, 2013
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Troika
Kane Trent hasn't spoken a word in six months. Gamble York has just been pushed from a moving car. These are just small distractions to overcome in preparation for the final battle with their worst fear.
Dwayne Fuchs-Rice, 2007
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Troika to Utopia: A Docu-Drama In Three-Quarter Time
Troika is a docu-drama about the Russian revolution, the romance of freedom, and the eternal dream of utopia. Between Stalin and Mau over a hundred million people have died in the name of communisim. Where is the good in that?
Louis A. Coppola, 2011
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TROIKA Forecast, the Outlook for the American Economy, and ...
The Administration Forecast Prior to each Budget, the “Troika”—the Council of Economic Advisers, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Treasury— work together to produce an economic forecast. This year, our forecast was finalized ...
Timothy F. Geithner, 2010
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After 9/11: A Troika of Perceptions of President George ...
The researcher is investigating on the perceptions of the three leaders in maneuvering and speeding up the legislation of the controversial USA PATRIOT Act that after the infamous Sept. 9, 2001 event, this act was enacted in less than one ...
Nassef Adiong, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROIKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term troika is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greece Rejects the Troika
The margin of victory shows that Greek voters were immune to media misrepresentation during the week-long run-up as to whether to accept the troika's demand ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
2
Greek PM Calls Troika Demands 'Irrational and Unjustifiable'
“For a third consecutive year [the troika is] asking us to take restrictive measures that we don't need,” the Greek premier said. “But this year the pressure is even ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
3
Greek Officials Hold Fresh Talks With Troika as Deadline Approaches
The talks with the troika—made up of representatives from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund—have been ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
4
Greece defies troika with new budget
Gikas Hardouvelis, the technocratic finance minister, has failed to convince the “troika” of bailout monitors from the European Commission, the International ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
5
Troika raises concerns over Ireland's new water scheme
The overall assessment is expected to be positive, although the troika bodies do have some anxieties on some policy areas. The new water plan is under ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»
6
Greece prepares to wave goodbye to troika
Greece has had many judgement days over the last year but the latest meeting of the troika could be one of the last. Inspectors from the EU, ECB and the ... «euronews, Sep 14»
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The euro's hellhound
IN GREEK mythology, Cerberus is the three-headed dog guarding the gates to Hades. In modern Greek politics, the troika is the three-headed monster that traps ... «The Economist, Jan 14»
8
Greece shows new assertive attitude to troika demands
For a year and a half, Antonis Samaras has kept Greece's bailout programme broadly on track despite his coalition government's shrunken parliamentary ... «Financial Times, Dec 13»
9
Greece aiming for troika agreement by EU leaders' summit on Dec 20
The troika has put off plans to return next week. As Simon O'Connor, a spokesman for European Economic Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn, confirmed on ... «Kathimerini, Nov 13»
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Distance separating Greece and troika getting smaller, says …
Though it was not evident in comments made by officials from each side, the Greek government and the troika appeared a little closer on Tuesday to agreeing ... «Kathimerini, Nov 13»

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