tricolor
adjective
tri·col·or
| \ ˈtrī-ˌkə-lər also ˈtrē-
, especially British ˈtri-kə-lə\
, especially British ˈtri-kə-lə\
Definition of tricolor
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
or tricolored \ ˈtrī-ˈkə-lərd
\
: having, using, or marked with three colors
\
: having, using, or marked with three colors
b
of a dog
: having a coat of black, tan, and white
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a tricolor or a nation whose flag is a tricolor
especially
: french
tricolor
nounDefinition of tricolor (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a flag of three colors arranged in equal horizontal or vertical bands
the French tricolor
2
: a tricolor animal
especially
: a tricolor dog
Examples of tricolor in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
When Macron finally stepped up to the stage that had been erected in front of I. M. Pei’s glass pyramid, the crowd roared its approval with gusto and waved tricolor flags. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, "The French Vote, Celebrate, and Return to Normal in Grand Style," 8 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The crowd had started out waving tricolors and Stars and Stripes, trading chants, trading languages. — New York Times, "With an Abundance of Confidence, U.S. Gives an Advanced Class in Cool," 28 June 2019 The owner of the tricolor on I Street said people used to stop on occasion and request a small branch for some sort of celebration. — C.d. Wright, Harper's magazine, "Life’s a Beech," 10 Jan. 2019 Firefighters unfurled a huge French flag from the Eiffel Tower, recreating the moment when a French tricolor stitched together from sheets was hoisted atop the monument 75 years ago to replace the swastika that had flown for four years. — Elaine Ganley, BostonGlobe.com, "Paris celebrats its liberation from the Nazis 75 years ago," 25 Aug. 2019 Celebrations of Algeria’s soccer win took place on the same streets, lined with France’s tricolor flag, where the French military had paraded with pomp and tanks just hours earlier. — Claire Parker, Washington Post, "Algeria has dominated in the Africa Cup soccer tournament. The French far right has a problem with that.," 14 July 2019 Elsewhere, the full color spectrum is teased out of blasting white light, thanks to an old-fashioned, prismlike tricolor filming process. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Natural landscapes turned noxious in photography on view at Blum & Poe," 22 June 2019 Marin goes big — her circusy, outdoor commemoration with troops in formation, tricolor flags, and nighttime klieg lights recall Fellini, Miklos Jancso, Leni Riefenstahl, even D. W. Griffith. — Armond White, National Review, "Radu Jude’s Barbarians Is the Most Daring Movie of the Year," 17 July 2019 Flags at the time often featured simple tricolor designs, which were easier to make than hand-sewing details onto flags. — Sarah Hui, Dallas News, "Is the Texas flag design stolen from the Chilean national flag? Curious Texas investigates," 27 June 2019 When color photography was first introduced in 1861 with a tricolor negative photo of a tartan ribbon, the course of photographic history completely changed. — Kristen Mcnicholas, National Geographic, "Your best photos of the week, March 1, 2019," 1 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tricolor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tricolor
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of tricolor
(Entry 1 of 2)
: having or using three colors
tricolor
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of tricolor (Entry 2 of 2)
: a flag (such as the national flag of France) that has three equal bands of different colors
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