TRICOLOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tricolor mean? 

• TRICOLOR (noun)
  The noun TRICOLOR has 1 sense:

1. a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)

  Familiarity information: TRICOLOR used as a noun is very rare.

• TRICOLOR (adjective)
  The adjective TRICOLOR has 1 sense:

1. having or involving three colors

  Familiarity information: TRICOLOR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICOLOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tricolor; tricolour

Hypernyms ("tricolor" is a kind of...):

flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

• TRICOLOR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or involving three colors

Synonyms:

trichromatic; trichrome; tricolor

Context example:

a tricolor process in photography

Similar:

colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)

 Context examples 

Coat color may be orange and white, liver and white, black and white, liver tri-color, and black tricolor.

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