Strait of Messina

proper noun

The narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of mainland Italy.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Strait of Messina
  1. The narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of mainland Italy.

Translations

Arabic مَضِيق مِسِّينَة
  • مَضِيق مِسِّينَة (maḍīq missīna)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Basque Messinako itsasartea
  • Messinako itsasarteanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Bulgarian Месински пролив
  • Месински пролив (Mesinski proliv)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Catalan estret de Messina
  • estret de Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Chinese Mandarin 墨西拿海峽 /墨西拿海峡
  • 墨西拿海峽 /墨西拿海峡 (Mòxīná Hǎixiá)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Czech Messinská úžina
  • Messinská úžinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Danish Messinastrædet
  • Messinastrædetnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Dutch Straat van Messina
  • Straat van Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Esperanto Mesina Markolo
  • Mesina Markolonarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Estonian Messina väin
  • Messina väinnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Finnish Messinansalmi
  • Messinansalminarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
French détroit de Messine
  • détroit de Messinenarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
German Straße von Messina
  • Straße von Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Greek στενό της Μεσσήνης
  • στενό της Μεσσήνης (stenó tis Messínis)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Hebrew מֵצַר מֶסִינָה
  • מֵצַר מֶסִינָה (Metzár Mesína)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Hindi मेसिना जलसन्धि
  • मेसिना जलसन्धि (mesinā jalsandhi)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Hungarian Messinai-szoros
  • Messinai-szorosnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Icelandic Messínasund
  • Messínasundnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Indonesian Selat Messina
  • Selat Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Italian Stretto di Messina
  • Stretto di Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Japanese メッシーナ海峡
  • メッシーナ海峡 (Messhīna kaikyō)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Korean 메시나 해협
  • 메시나 해협 (Mesina haehyeop)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Latin Siculum fretum, Siculum Fretum
  • Siculum fretumnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
  • Siculum Fretumnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
  • Fretum Siculumnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
  • Fretum Messānaenarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Lithuanian Mesinos sąsiauris
  • Mesinos sąsiaurisnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Norwegian Bokmål Messinastredet
  • Messinastredetnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Polish Cieśnina Mesyńska
  • Cieśnina Mesyńskanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Portuguese Estreito de Messina
  • Estreito de Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Romanian Strâmtoarea Messina
  • Strâmtoarea Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Russian Месси́нский проли́в
  • Месси́нский проли́в (Messínskij prolív)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Slovak Messinský prieliv
  • Messinský prielivnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Spanish Estrecho de Mesina
  • Estrecho de Mesinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Swedish Messinasundet
  • Messinasundetnarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Turkish Messina Boğazı
  • Messina Boğazınarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Ukrainian Месси́нська прото́ка
  • Месси́нська прото́ка (Messýnsʹka protóka)narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Vietnamese eo biển Messina
  • eo biển Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Welsh Culfor Messina
  • Culfor Messinanarrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy
Cite this entry
APA

Strait of Messina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Messina

MLA

“Strait of Messina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Messina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Strait of Messina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Messina.

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