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

Like Guardiola, Maresca talks to Julio Velasco, an Argentine-Italian volleyball coach, and basketball coach Ettore Messina, as he searches for ideas outside of football.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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

Chief Executive Carlo Messina called it a "risk-free" move during a conference call with journalists, saying it "will strengthen our leading position in Italy, particularly in its wealthiest regions" such as Lombardy and Tuscany.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Last month, she told Messina she was plagued with self-doubt after picking up multiple nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

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