tricolor

[ trahy-kuhl-er; especially British trik-uh-ler ]
/ ˈtraɪˌkʌl ər; especially British ˈtrɪk ə lər /

adjective

Also tri·col·ored; especially British, tri·col·oured. having three colors.

noun

a flag having three colors.
the national flag of France, adopted during the French Revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red.
Also especially British, tri·col·our.

Origin of tricolor

1780–90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; see color

Words nearby tricolor

tricky, triclad, triclinic, triclinium, tricolette, tricolor, tricolor camera, tricolored heron, tricolour, tricorn, tricornered

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British Dictionary definitions for tricolour

tricolour

US tricolor

/ (ˈtrɪkələ, ˈtraɪˌkʌlə) /

adjective Also: tricoloured, US tricolored (ˈtraɪˌkʌləd)

having or involving three colours

noun

(often capital) the French national flag, having three equal vertical stripes in blue, white, and red
any flag, badge, ribbon, etc, with three colours