Messina

[ me-see-nuh ]

noun
  1. a seaport in NE Sicily.

  2. Strait of, a strait between Sicily and Italy. 2½ miles (4 km) wide.

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How to use Messina in a sentence

  • Messina elected him time after time for its deputy, to have the election quashed as often by the Moderates in the Chamber.

    The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
  • You could not have known there would be an earthquake in Messina.

    Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
  • Only once before had he ever approached an Englishman, and that was at Messina.

    Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
  • She gave information about the carbonajo, who was arrested in Messina.

    Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
  • They continued the journey by boat from Milazzo to Messina, where he arrived on the 30th.

    Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones

British Dictionary definitions for Messina

Messina

/ (mɛˈsiːnə) /


noun
  1. a port in NE Sicily, on the Strait of Messina : colonized by Greeks around 730 bc; under Spanish rule (1282–1676 and 1678–1713); university (1549). Pop: 252 026 (2001)

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