tricolour
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tricolour¹
- /ˈtrɪkələ UK
- -lɔː/ UK
- /ˈtraɪˌkʌlə/ UK
- /ˈtraɪˌkʌlɚ/ US
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An anglicisation of the French tricolore; the flag originated in France. Equivalent to tri- + colour.
noun tricolours · tricolor
- A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of equal size, and each of a different colour. Tricolours are seen in the national flags of over twenty countries, including Belgium, France, India, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands and Ireland.
- Anything which is composed of three colours. […] 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.
adjective tricolor
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Having three colours.
tricolour film
Similar: trichromatic, trichrome, tricolored
Tricolour²
Translations
Every language
noun A flag with three stripes of different colours
| Español | tricolor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼색기 samsaekgi |
| 日本語 | 三色旗 sanshokuki |
| 中文 | 三色旗 sānsèqí |
| हिन्दी | तिरंगा tiraṅgā |
| Português | tricolor |
| Français | tricolore |
| Deutsch | Trikolore |
| Italiano | tricolore |
| Ελληνικά | τρίχρωμη σημαία tríchromi simaía |
| Română | tricolor |
| Русский | триколо́р trikolór, трёхцве́тный фла́г trjoxcvétnyj flág |
| Tiếng Việt | cờ tam tài |
| العربية | عَلَم ثُلَاثِيّ الْأَلْوَانِ ʕalam ṯulāṯiyy al-ʔalwāni |
| עברית | טריקולור trikolor |
adj having three colors
| Español | tricolor, tricrómico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼색 samsaek |
| 日本語 | 三色 sanshoku |
| 中文 | 三色的 sānsè de |
| Português | tricolor, tricromático |
| Français | trichromate, tricolore |
| Deutsch | dreifarbig |
| Italiano | tricolore |
| Русский | трёхцве́тный trjoxcvétnyj |
Talk about this word "tricolour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tricolour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tricolour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tricolour "tricolour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tricolour.Cite this
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title = {tricolour},
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year = {2026},
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