Meanings
proper noun
- A metropolitan city in Sicily, which replaced the province in 2015.
- Former name of Musina, formerly in Transvaal, now in Limpopo, South Africa.
Origin
- ItalianMessina
- EnglishMessina
From Italian Messina. Doublet of Messene.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ζάγκλη, Μεσσήνη
- Ζάγκλη (Zánklē)city
- Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē)city
Arabic مسينة
- مسينةcity
Bulgarian Месина
- Месина (Mesina)city
Chinese Cantonese 墨西拿
- 墨西拿 (mak⁶ sai¹ naa⁴)city
Chinese Mandarin 墨西拿
- 墨西拿 (Mòxīná)city
Esperanto Mesino
- Mesinocity
Finnish Messina, Messina
- Messinaprovince
- Messinacity
French Messine, Messine
- Messineprovince
- Messinecity
Greek Μεσσήνη
- Μεσσήνη (Messíni)city
Hebrew מסינה
- מסינהcity
Italian Messina, Messina
- Messinaprovince
- Messinacity
Japanese メッシーナ
- メッシーナ (Messhīna)city
Korean 메시나
- 메시나 (mesina)city
Latin Messāna
- Messānacity
Latvian Mesīna
- Mesīnacity
Lithuanian Mesina
- Mesinacity
Polish Mesyna, Messyna
- Mesynaprovince
- Messynaprovince
- Mesynacity
- Messynacity
Portuguese Messina
- Messinacity
Russian Месси́на
- Месси́на (Messína)city
Spanish Mesina, Mesina
- Mesinaprovince
- Mesinacity
- Micinacity
Ukrainian Мессіна
- Мессінаcity
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Cite this entry
APA
Messina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Messina
MLA
“Messina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Messina. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Messina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Messina.
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