how to pronounce troika

/ˈtɹɔɪ.kə/

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troika is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of troika in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Lyon Slits and the troika now a new …”

meanings of troika

noun:

A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
A party or group of three, especially a ruling council of three people in Russian contexts.

troika frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word troika occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.