Messina

//mɛˈsiːnə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A former province of Sicily, Italy, replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina.
  2. 2
    A surname from Italian.
  3. 3
    A metropolitan city in Sicily, which replaced the province in 2015.
  4. 4
    A city, formerly the provincial capital of Messina province, Sicily.
  5. 5
    Former name of Musina, formerly in Transvaal, now in Limpopo, South Africa.

Etymology

From Italian Messina. Doublet of Messene.

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