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Definition of Troikas
1. troika [n] - See also: troika
Lexicographical Neighbors of Troikas
Literary usage of Troikas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Through the Highlands of Siberia by Harald G. C. Swayne (1904)
"A man or woman in the congregation would tap the shoulders of the person in
troikas, OR THREE-HORSED CARTS front with the taper and it was at once passed on ..."
2. Among Horses in Russia by Matthew Horace Hayes (1900)
"... at the Cadres—Billiards— Captain Ivan Kovalevsky — Champagne Breakfast —
troikas—Return to St. Petersburg—Russian Soldiers. o Photo N the 3rd November, ..."
3. Runaway Russia by Florence MacLeod Harper (1918)
"The regiment was to send over three carriages, and our own three troikas were in
... Suddenly out of the dusk came a sound of bells, and three troikas came ..."
4. Runaway Russia by Florence MacLeod Harper (1918)
"The regiment was to send over three carriages, and our own three troikas were in
... Suddenly out of the dusk came a sound of bells, and three troikas came ..."
5. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmund O'Donovan (1883)
"Considerable as the town is, at the postal station neither horses nor troikas
were to be found for the moment, and I was obliged to spend another night upon ..."
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