Messina

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English

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Etymology

From Italian Messina. Doublet of Messene.

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Messina

  1. A former province of Sicily, Italy, replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina.
  2. A metropolitan city in Sicily, which replaced the province in 2015.
  3. A city, formerly the provincial capital of Messina province, Sicily.
  4. Former name of Musina, formerly in Transvaal, now in Limpopo, South Africa.

Proper noun

Messina (plural Messinas)

  1. A surname from Italian.

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Italian

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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/
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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Mes‧sì‧na

Proper noun

Messina f

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

Proper noun

Messina m or f by sense

  1. a surname.

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Descendants

  • English: Messina
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مسینه (mesine)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Messina.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧na

Proper noun

Messina f

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