COLOURS

UK and ANZ, [US and ANZ] colors [plural] [noun] - (at school, college or university) an honour given to people who have been chosen for a sports team, which is often represented by a special symbol on a shirt or tieShe was awarded her colours for hockey/her hockey colours at the end of term.He has gained his university colours for basketball.A colour party is a group of soldiers who carry the flag.Colours are also the official flag of a country, ship or military group.The military parade passed through the streets, with each regiment proudly displaying its regimental colours.If someone shows their true colours or you see someone in their true colours, you see their real character for the first time.