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full-throttl | 20:59 Mon 11th Sep 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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which shade of red is named after a battle in the struggle for italian independence,

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Magenta was named after a 19th century battle in northern Italy
21:03 Mon 11th Sep 2006
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think it is Solferino
solferino




sol�fe�ri�no [ slfə rnō ]


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Definition:

reddish purple: of a purplish red color


[Mid-19th century. After Solferino, Italian town near which a battle was fought just before the dye was discovered]

On 24 June 1859, during the War of Italian Unification, Franco-Sardinian forces clashed with Austrian troops near the small town of Solferino in northern Italy
21:07 Mon 11th Sep 2006

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