SOLFERINO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Solferino mean? 

• SOLFERINO (noun)
  The noun SOLFERINO has 2 senses:

1. a pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino

2. an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I

  Familiarity information: SOLFERINO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLFERINO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pink dye that was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

purplish pink; solferino

Hypernyms ("solferino" is a kind of...):

pink (a light shade of red)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Solferino; Solferino

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)