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Definition of Strait of messina
1. Noun. The strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy.
Definition of Strait of messina
1. Proper noun. the narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of mainland Italy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strait Of Messina
Literary usage of Strait of messina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Napoleonic Empire in Southern Italy and the Rise of the Secret Societies by Robert Matteson Johnston (1904)
"... affairs—Fox declines to act in Calabria—Hesse's expedition—Battle of
Mileto—Calabrian brigandage — Re"gnier on the Strait of Messina—Treaty of Tilsit, ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"In 1860 Garibaldi invaded Sicily, con- •jiM-ed it. and crossed the strait of
Messina. On his approach in September toward Naples Francis fled to Capua. ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1893)
"—Charybdis and Scylla, the whirlpools of which much was fabled in classical
antiquity, are situated in the strait of Messina, between Sicily and Italian ..."
4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1862)
"... separated from the coast of Calabria by the strait of Messina, and now forming
part of the kingdom of Italy, extending from lat. 36° 38' to 38° 18' N., ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"A range of mountains runs from Cape Peloro, on the strait of Messina, to the SW,
following the E. coast to near Taormina, 30 m. from Messina, ..."
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