tri·col·or
ˈtrī-ˌkə-lər 
also ˈtrē-
especially British ˈtri-kə-lə
1
a
or tricolored
: 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
1
: a flag of three colors arranged in equal horizontal or vertical bands
the French tricolor
2
: a tricolor animal
especially
: a tricolor dog
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Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
Even pubs remained closed on March 17 until 1961.
Since 1922, when 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland became semi-independent, the tricolor flag of Ireland has been the official flag.
—Bryan McGovern, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The plant’s tiny tubular flowers grow in clusters and come in red, pink, yellow, orange, purple, and white—sometimes in single, bi, or tricolor form.
—Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026
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Adjective
The nickel-grey sunburst dial features a tonal version of Zenith’s tricolor El Primero subdials and polished details.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
Even pubs remained closed on March 17 until 1961.
Since 1922, when 26 of the 32 counties of Ireland became semi-independent, the tricolor flag of Ireland has been the official flag.
—Bryan McGovern, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
Most recently, a cousin who has the lion and sun flag prominently hanging in his home clashed with her uncle, who supports a blank tricolor flag without the emblem of the pre-revolutionary flag or the Islamic messaging of the current flag.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The plant’s tiny tubular flowers grow in clusters and come in red, pink, yellow, orange, purple, and white—sometimes in single, bi, or tricolor form.
—Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026
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“Tricolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricolor. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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tricolor
1 of 2 noun
tri·col·or
ˈtrī-ˌkəl-ər
: a flag of three colors
tricolor
2 of 2 adjective
variants
or tricolored
ˈtrī-kəl-ərd
: having, using, or marked with three colors
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