tricolours

Three-banded national flags

Tricolours is the plural of tricolour—a flag with three bands of different colors, especially the French national flag of blue, white, and red.

The term extends to other three-colored national flags: the Italian tricolour, the Irish tricolour.

In dog breeding, a tricolour is an animal with a three-colored coat: The kennel specializes in tricolour beagles.

British spelling; Americans write tricolors.

flags

banner

Displayed strip with message

bunting · streamer · colors · jack · burgee · triband · cockade · rosette · flag · pennon

nations

Ireland

North Atlantic island republic

  • FranceWestern European republic
  • ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
  • IndiaSouth Asian republic

Belgium · Romania · Mexico · Hungary · Ivory Coast · Niger · Mali · Chad · Germany · Netherlands

symbolism

heraldry

Study of armorial bearings

motif · connotation · significance · meaning · semiotics · emblematic · identity · heritage · sovereignty · independence

patriotism

anthem

Official song of praise

homeland · loyalty · citizenship · national day · parade · independence · freedom · motherland · celebration · commemoration

Opposites
color complexity

tricoloursrainbow flags

LGBTQ+ community symbol

pattern type

tricolourscoat of arms

Hereditary symbolic emblem

design complexity

tricolourscoats of arms

Official family insignia

Family

tricolour, tricoloured

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