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red, white and blue

red, white and blue proper noun: the flag of the United Kingdom.

Proper noun

red, white and blue

  1. (UK) The flag of the United Kingdom.
    • Forget not the boys of Kilmichael, those brave lads so gallant and true.
      Who fought 'neath the green flag of Erin, and conquered the red, white and blue.p. 1920, The Boys of Kilmichael (Irish Song, author unknown)
  2. (US) The flag of the United States of America.
    • Thy banners make tyranny tremble, When borne by the red, white and blue.1843, David T. Shaw, “Columbia – the Gem of the Ocean”, Lee & Walker, page 5
  3. The flag of France.
    • The Fourteenth of July was declared the national holiday and a new flag, the tricolor, the red, white, and blue, was adopted in place of the old white banner of the Bourbons, studded with the fleur-de-lis.1917, Charles Downer Hazen, The French Revolution ad Napoleon, Henry Holt, page 120
  4. The flag of the Netherlands.
    • Many houses now were showing flags, and the red, white and blue was a jubilation in the morning sun.2010, Cornelia Fuykschot, Hunger in Holland, Publisher, page 144
  5. The flag of Russia.
    • 2013, Catherine Merridale, Red Fortress, Penguin, page 228:
    • Lit in the national colours of red, blue and white.

Adjective

red, white and blue (comparative more red, white and blue, superlative most red, white and blue)

  1. (US) Quintessentially American.
    • Some folks are born made to raise the flag / they're red, white and blue1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son”, in Willy and the Poor Boys
    • What is more red, white, and blue than cheeseburgers!2007, David Harsanyi, Nanny State, →ISBN

red, white and blue meaning in Thai

red, white and blue in Thai

a flag of these three colours
แดงขาวและน้ำเงิน dɛɛng-kǎao-lɛ́-nám-ngən

Forms of red, white and blue

comparativemore red, white and blue
superlativemost red, white and blue

Questions about red, white and blue

What does red, white and blue mean?
Red, white and blue means the flag of the United Kingdom.
What is red, white and blue in Thai?
Red, white and blue in Thai is แดงขาวและน้ำเงิน (dɛɛng-kǎao-lɛ́-nám-ngən). See Red, white and blue meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is red, white and blue?
Red, white and blue can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near red, white and blue in the dictionary

  1. red worm
  2. red worms
  3. red yeast rice
  4. red zone
  5. red zones
  6. red, white and blue
  7. red-and-green macaw
  8. red-and-green macaws
  9. red-assed
  10. red-back
  11. red-backed fairywren

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