a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
Adjective:
of deep purplish red
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It is a maze of low-ceilinged corridors and linoleum floors, in shades of magenta, brown and nicotine yellow. 這棟象迷宮一樣的大樓中，過道的天花板很低，地上鋪著亞麻油氈地毯，暗暗的紫紅色，棕色和煙焦黃構成大樓內部的主色調。
An ancient magazine photograph of some dark-haired movie star was taped to the wall beside the bed, the skin tone gone magenta. 床邊的墻上貼著一張舊雜志上剪下來的明星照，一個黑頭發的電影明星，因為年頭已久，畫已經變成了紫紅色。