Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troiki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: troi-ki
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of troika

Example Sentences

"The troiki received extraordinary powers: to impose sentences even to death, without supervision, and to oversee the implementation of their decisions."
"In searching out ‘anti-Soviet elements’, troiki were enjoined to capture escaped kulaks, ex-Mensheviks, ex-Socialist-Revolutionaries, priests, pre-revolutionary policemen and former members of non-Russian parties."
"In 1933 he [Robert Eikhe] waged a fierce struggle against the regime’s opponents, petitioning the Politburo in July 1933 to retain the power of the troiki in West Siberia to impose the death penalty."
"They were given a five-day period within which to form special troiki to administer the cases and to carry out a survey of the numbers to be shot and exiled."

Etymology

From Russian тро́йки (trójki), plural of тро́йка (trójka).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: тро́йки

Questions

What does troiki mean?: plural of troika
Where does troiki come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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