Marengo
Americannoun
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Marengos
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a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.
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a former gold coin of Italy, issued by Napoleon after the battle of Marengo.
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Etymology
Origin of Marengo
C19: after a dish prepared for Napoleon after the battle of Marengo
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Darden’s Altadena home — 2528 Marengo Ave., about five blocks west of Lake Avenue — was not included in an evacuation order zone, or “polygon,” Boxer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
South Marengo showcases homes by famed Craftsman architect Louis B. Easton as well Craftsman bungalow courts, featuring bunches of Craftsman homes grouped around common spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Nabil B called the Marengo case "the most diseased and poisoned trial ever".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
According to Marengo, the current hot days in the Brazilian winter have less impact in the population than the heatwaves recorded in Europe because Brazilian cities are more accustomed to tropical temperatures.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Marengo is having a Methodist church parking lot picnic, starring her.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
If I cannot have my war at my own doors, and hear the bands and the cannon I have paid for, I must at least have sensational battle-fields—Actiums and Waterloos and Marengos.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
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