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Messina

Messina

English

Proper noun

Messina

  1. Province of Sicily, Italy.
  2. Town and capital of Messina.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Messāna, from Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē, Messene), named by a Greek tyrant after the site of Ancient Messene in Peloponnese, Greece.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mesˈsi.na/, [mes̪ˈs̪iːn̺ä]
  • Hyphenation: Mes‧sì‧na

Proper noun

Messina f

  1. Messina (province)
  2. Messina (town)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian Messina.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ˈsi.nɐ/

Proper noun

Messina f

  1. Messina (a city and province of Sicily, Italy)