Meaning & use

tricolor

adjective·Academic

Having three colors, especially arranged in bands, as on certain national flags.

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The French flag is a well-known tricolor of blue, white, and red.

She adopted a tricolor beagle with patches of black, white, and tan.

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As a noun, 'tricolor' can refer directly to a flag with three colored bands, such as the French Tricolore.

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2. noun

A flag with three colors, especially arranged in bands or stripes.

The tricolor was raised over the town hall on Independence Day.

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