tricolour
Britishadjective
noun
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(often capital) the French national flag, having three equal vertical stripes in blue, white, and red
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any flag, badge, ribbon, etc, with three colours
Example Sentences
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Mr Bailey said he did not want "to sound too foreboding at this point", but that "there is a lot we don't know about First Brands and Tricolour".
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
Silhouettes of people standing in front of the French Tricolour.
From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2015
Silhouettes of people standing in front of the French Tricolour.
From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2015
Early Saturday morning, Facebook utilized its temporary profile picture function to allow users to tint their profile pictures in the hues of the flag — blue, white, and red bands collectively known as the Tricolour.
From Time • Nov. 14, 2015
The Tricolour would be retained as the national flag, but the King could have as his personal standard a white flag bordered with almost invisible bands of blue and red.
From The Days Before Yesterday by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord
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