tricolour

Definition

A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of equal size, and each of a different colour.

Etymology

An anglicisation of the French tricolore; the flag originated in France. Equivalent to tri- + colour.

Example Sentences

• "Tricolours are seen in the national flags of over twenty countries, including Belgium, France, India, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands and Ireland."
• "Journalists too were unwelcome and photographers had to conceal cameras. “He’s with the Guardian,” a man in his 60s, holding a tricolour, shouted."
• "[…] 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."