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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

The page also posted about an unlikely cross-border alliance that emerged at last Saturday’s protest and that saw union flags and tricolours carried side-by-side.

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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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From talks to tricolours, tribulations and tremors - here's my alphabetic run-down of the past 12 months in Northern Ireland politics.

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