tricolor
American
[trahy-kuhl-er, trik-uh-ler]
/ ˈtraɪˌkʌl ər, ˈtrɪk ə lər /
especially British,
tricolour
adjective
noun
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a flag having three colors.
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the national flag of France, adopted during the French Revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red.
Etymology
Origin of tricolor
1780–90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; color
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