Tricolour

//ˈtraɪˌkʌlɚ// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of equal size, and each of a different colour. UK

    "Tricolours are seen in the national flags of over twenty countries, including Belgium, France, India, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands and Ireland."

  2. 2
    a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything which is composed of three colours. UK, uncommon

    "[…] to the Indian red. The black, to complete the racial tricolor, was yet to come. The white population settled, as the more advanced Indian groups had, in areas having the most comfortable temperatures."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having three colours. UK, not-comparable

    "tricolour film"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Tricolor. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    the Indian flag India

Synonyms

All synonyms
tirangatrichromatictrichromatictrichrometrichrometricolor

Example

More examples

"The Dutch and the Belgian tricolour were streaming side by side amiably in the village on the border."

Etymology

An anglicisation of the French tricolore; the flag originated in France. Equivalent to tri- + colour.

Related phrases

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