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Mes⋅se⋅ne

[me-see-nee]
–noun
an ancient city in the SW Peloponnesus; capital of ancient Messenia.
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Mes·se·ne   (mĭ-sē'nē)   
An ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus. It was founded c. 369 B.C. under Theban auspices as a new capital for the region of Messenia.
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