Messina

American  

[me-see-nuh] / mɛˈsi nə /

noun

1. a seaport in NE Sicily.

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

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Messina British  

/ mɛˈsiːnə /

noun

1. 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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Messina

Last week, four works "of extraordinary value" by Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy's culture ministry said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Jim Messina, the ex-Obama campaign manager, said he prayed for Mr. Trump to be the 2016 nominee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It says it expects only two - Reggio Calabria in the southern tip of Italy's "boot" and Messina, facing it across on the island of Sicily - to be on the second-highest "amber" alert.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Constance, as Ann Messina, Carolyn Bessette’s mother in “Love Story,” you have this speech that you give at their wedding dinner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

“And your lips go . . .” She rolled her top lip, just the way Maestro Messina had showed her so many times.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff