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yellow ribbon

yellow ribbon noun: a ribbon worn or displayed to indicate the absence of a loved one, and the hope for their return.

yellow ribbon: a ribbon worn or displayed to indicate the absence of a loved one, and the hope for their return
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Noun

yellow ribbon (plural yellow ribbons)

  1. A ribbon worn or displayed to indicate the absence of a loved one, and the hope for their return.

Forms of yellow ribbon

pluralyellow ribbons

Questions about yellow ribbon

What does yellow ribbon mean?
Yellow ribbon means a ribbon worn or displayed to indicate the absence of a loved one, and the hope for their return.
What part of speech is yellow ribbon?
Yellow ribbon is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow ribbon?
The plural of yellow ribbon is yellow ribbons.

Words near yellow ribbon in the dictionary

  1. yellow rabbitbrush
  2. yellow rain
  3. yellow rattle
  4. yellow rattles
  5. yellow restharrow
  6. yellow ribbon
  7. yellow ribbons
  8. Yellow River
  9. Yellow Rock
  10. yellow rocket
  11. yellow sallflies

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