- a variation of tricolor.
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
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He has apologised to Anglesey council but will make a case to keep the new tricolour appearance.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
They will include his granddaughter, aged just 14 months according to official media, whose coffin was also emblazoned with Iran's tricolour flag.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
"Our football loses not only a brilliant tactician, but a mentor, a visionary, and a national symbol who carried the tricolour to the highest peaks of global success."
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Made by Poupard, Napoleon's official hatmaker, the headpiece displays all the hallmark features of an authentic imperial bicorne, including its distinctive proportions, a small tricolour cockade, and a silk‑taffeta lining, Parich said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
What to me were Froment, or the red or the white or the tricolour, veto or no veto, endowment or disendowment, in comparison to that?
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
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