tricolor
Americanadjective
noun
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tricolors
plural
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a flag having three colors.
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the national flag of France, adopted during the French Revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red.
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Etymology
Origin of tricolor
1780–90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; see color
Vocabulary lists containing tricolor
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He wore a leather vest with a Russian tricolor, participated in the groups’ publicity stunts and met another boxing aficionado, Alexei Rubezhnoy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
On June 9, eight Alpha jets of the Patrouille de France filled the skies above Manhattan with the colors of the French tricolor -- soaring above the iconic statue.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
French flags, French scarves, French fans with tricolor wigs and cockerel hats.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Among typical dog breeds, the great Anglo-French tricolor hound had the strongest signal at 4.7 to 5.7 percent, followed by the Shiloh shepherd at 2.7 percent.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025
She bought a second bakery and plans to sell tricolor cupcakes and Uncle Sam marzipan.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
The hashtag #RTEVirtualParade soon became a riot of flag-waving family processions, pets in green, white and orange tricolors and children performing Irish dancing.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2020
Ins small towns people crowded along the streets despite the rain, to wave tricolors and to cheer each vehicle that passed.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
The Russians came in a sea of kitsch: floppy-eared ushankas despite the July heat, striped sailors’ undershirts called telnyashkas, Russian civil war budenovkas, tricolors, stuffed teddy bears.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2018
An image of the Brandenburg Gate bathed in the tricolors of the French flag brought to mind one historic moment that will likely come up again in the aftermath of the attacks: the Munich Conference.
From Time ● Nov. 18, 2015
Throwing their tricolors under the table, they drank to the toast, "The king forever!"
From A Short History of France by Mary Platt Parmele
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