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tricolour

British  
/ ˈtrɪkələ, ˈtraɪˌkʌlə /

adjective

  1. having or involving three colours

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (often capital) the French national flag, having three equal vertical stripes in blue, white, and red

  2. any flag, badge, ribbon, etc, with three colours

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

By an irony of destiny the Tricolour no longer waves over the cradle of the Marseillaise!

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

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