Messina

[ me-see-nuh ]

noun

a seaport in NE Sicily.
Strait of, a strait between Sicily and Italy. 2½ miles (4 km) wide.

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How to use Messina in a sentence

In her mind she had an idea of what she wanted and in her mind I think it was Chris Messina.
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Chris Messina did such great work this year making a curmudgeon charming on The Mindy Project.
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A Northport, Long Island native, Messina discovered theater in high school.
Chris Messina Isn’t Just Dr. Castellano on ‘The Mindy Project’ | Melissa Leon | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In person, Messina is a bit like Danny, minus the curmudgeon qualities.
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Now, not only do people recognize Messina, they stop him on the street and demand that he answer for his characters.
Chris Messina Isn’t Just Dr. Castellano on ‘The Mindy Project’ | Melissa Leon | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Messina elected him time after time for its deputy, to have the election quashed as often by the Moderates in the Chamber.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
You could not have known there would be an earthquake in Messina.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
Only once before had he ever approached an Englishman, and that was at Messina.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
She gave information about the carbonajo, who was arrested in Messina.
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They continued the journey by boat from Milazzo to Messina, where he arrived on the 30th.
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British Dictionary definitions for Messina

Messina

/ (mɛˈsiːnə) /

noun

a port in NE Sicily, on the Strait of Messina : colonized by Greeks around 730 bc; under Spanish rule (1282–1676 and 1678–1713); university (1549). Pop: 252 026 (2001)

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