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“Tricolor” or “Tricolour”

Language

Tricolor and tricolour are both English terms.

Usage

Tricolor is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while tricolour is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available):

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
tricolor 99 43 39 98 66 42 0 34 47 0 0 0
tricolour 1 57 61 2 34 58 0 66 53 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "tricolor" over "tricolour" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
  • In India, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "tricolor" over "tricolour" (98 to 2).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "tricolor" over "tricolour" (66 to 34).
  • In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".
  • In Ireland, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "tricolour" over "tricolor".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "tricolor" and "tricolour".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use tricolor or tricolour with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “tricolor”

  • Tipula tricolor
  • Erythrura tricolor (tricolored parrotfinch)
  • …(Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) and the tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), a species…
  • …does not use the Irish tricolor, but instead employs its own…
  • Species: Coladenia indrani (tricolor pied flat)
  • …a revolt starring the Italian tricolor cockade.
  • Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor),
  • …and lime sherbet flavor creme filling.
  • Epidesmia tricolor Duncan & Westwood, 1841
  • …lifted sections of the sunken Tricolor from the English Channel after…

Examples of “tricolour”

  • Tricolour and other tribands
  • …1922–23 Civil War regarded the tricolour as the flag of the…
  • The tricolour was immediately replaced, highlighting the…
  • …ensign, others sailed under the tricolour.
  • …symbolism, in Northern Ireland the tricolour, along with most other markers…
  • …National Flag of India, the tricolour with Ashoka's Dharma Chakra in…
  • …dates from September 1830 when tricolour cockades were worn at a…
  • …Mohammadabad and tried to hoist tricolour at tehsil building.
  • …(transparent clear/yellow/green) and 200 on grey/green.
  • …a mantle or in large patches.


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