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MAGENTA
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1911) / britannica_1911
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public_domain
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1911:magenta:1de360e792ae
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sha256
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55a7dc41bfa41c73757feb0f04f1492a3eadf59bd6ca79ca95fe033b95bcdcb8
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55a7dc41bfa41c73757feb0f04f1492a3eadf59bd6ca79ca95fe033b95bcdcb8
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2026-02-08 18:43:25
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magenta, a town of lombardy, italy, in the province of milan, 16 m. by rail w. of milan city, 364 ft. about sea-level situated in the midst of rice-fields. pop. (1901), 8012. it manufactures silks and matches, and is famous for the battle (1859) in which the allied french and piedmontese defeated the austrians (see italian wars). a memorial chapel and a monument were erected on the battle-field in 1862. a crimson-purple aniline dye, discovered about the time of the battle, was given from it the name of "magenta."