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Definition of Messina
1. Noun. A port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina.
Definition of Messina
1. Proper noun. Province of Sicily, Italy. ¹
2. Proper noun. Town and capital of Messina. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Messina
Literary usage of Messina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"Sofia it Co. m ft* prtc The Climate of Messina is healthy, being neither cold in
... The sights of Messina itself are unimportant, but the surround*11^ ..."
2. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2007)
"It is only 95 miles from Messina in the northeast corner to Syracuse in the ...
Messina and Taormina are separated by only 26 miles and from there on to ..."
3. Greece: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (1894)
"From Marseilles and Messina to the Piraeus (Athens). ... The voyage from Marseilles
to Messina via Palermo takes 2!/2 days. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Messina fell into the hands of the Carthaginians during their nrs with Dionysius the
... During the next fifty years Messina changed masters several times, ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Messina is the second town of Sicily in importance and in nie. ... The excellence
of its harbour makes Messina an important trading town. ..."
6. Southern Italy and Sicily: With Excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"The forenoon-train from Messina, and the afternoon-train in the opposite direction
are provided with dining-cars (p. 343), while saloon-cars (3 fr. extra) ..."
7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Messina had a part in the wars for the union of Italy: it was bombarded in 1848;
and in I860, after a long resistance was taken by Garibaldi. ..."
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