Messina
Americannoun
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a seaport in NE Sicily.
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Strait of, a strait between Sicily and Italy. 2½ miles (4 km) wide.
noun
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Ms. MacDonald notes, only the Strait of Messina between Sicily and the Italian mainland separated them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Work with my director of photography Christopher Messina on the visual language, lighting and technical aspects of the film went on for more than a year before shooting.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Italian politicians have for decades debated a bridge over the Strait of Messina, a narrow strip of water between the Sicily and the region of Calabria, at the toe of Italy's boot.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
Amata has since grown six popular varieties of the tropical fruit on PapaMango, his 17-acre grove in Messina on the northeastern coast of Sicily.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
In 1662, he moved again, to the University of Messina, but in 1666 he became professor of medicine in Bologna and stayed there for the next 25 years.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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