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tricolour

/ ˈtrɪkələ; ˈtraɪˌkʌlə /

adjective

  1. having or involving three colours
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. often capital the French national flag, having three equal vertical stripes in blue, white, and red
  2. any flag, badge, ribbon, etc, with three colours
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Across the country the Russian tricolour is flying at half mast, entertainment and sports events have been cancelled, TV newsreaders are wearing black.

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Conservatives have criticised the lack of the French tricolour, and a cross missing from the Hôtel des Invalides landmark.

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He was arrested earlier this week after a video circulated online showing him describing a "tricolour flag" as "satanic" and saying it has "no value with Allah".

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But critics point to the fact that the party logo still has the tricolour flame - long a symbol of neo-fascism - and will see in her silence on the scenes from Acca Larentia a nod to the more extremist side of her support base.

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Unionists weren't impressed by an Instagram post in which Number 10 marked a reception for Northern Ireland businesses with the Irish tricolour.

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