tricolor

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having or displaying three different colors

   The team adopted a tricolor ribbon for the ceremony.

2. 2
   noun

   a flag made of three colors, usually arranged in broad bands

   The crowd raised the national tricolor above the square.

Formed from tri-, meaning 'three,' and color. The noun developed as a name for a three-colored flag and is especially associated with national flags arranged in three bands. Tricolour is the usual British spelling.

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