BATTLE OF MAGENTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Battle of Magenta mean? 

• BATTLE OF MAGENTA (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF MAGENTA has 1 sense:

1. a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I

  Familiarity information: BATTLE OF MAGENTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE OF MAGENTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Battle of Magenta; Magenta

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)