1. Of deep purplish red

1. A primary subtractive colour for light; a dark purple-red colour; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta

1. A battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
   - Battle of Magenta

Derived forms: magentas

See also: chromatic

Type of: pitched battle, purplish red, purplish-red

Encyclopedia: Magenta, France Magenta Magenta, Italy Magenta, New South Wales Magenta, Marne

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