Tricolour
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tricolour is a noun meaning A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of equal size, and each of a different colour.
Meaning
A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of equal size, and each of a different colour.
More Meanings
- (uncommon) Anything which is composed of three colours.
- Having three colours.
Example Sentences
tricolour film
Tricolours are seen in the national flags of over twenty countries, including Belgium, France, India, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands and Ireland.
Journalists too were unwelcome and photographers had to conceal cameras. “He’s with the Guardian,” a man in his 60s, holding a tricolour, shouted.
[…] to the Indian red. The black, to complete the racial tricolor, was yet to come. The white population settled, as the more advanced Indian groups had, in areas having the most comfortable temperatures.
Word Forms
- tricolours
- tricolor
Synonyms for tricolour
Depending on context, synonyms include trichromatic, trichrome, tricolored, tricolor.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tricolor, tribar, triad, tristimulus, tierce, tritone.
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