Meaning & use
Tricolour
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A flag with three bands or blocks of different colors, especially the French national flag.
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The tricolour fluttered above the town hall on Bastille Day.
Several nations adopted tricolour flags inspired by the French design.
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This is the British and Irish spelling; American English typically writes it "tricolor."
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