Messene

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Messene

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From Ancient Greek Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀼𐀙 (me-za-na). Doublet of Messina.

proper noun

  1. An ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus and new capital of the region of Messenia.

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name ancient Greek city

FrançaisMessène
ΕλληνικάΜεσσήνη Messíni

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@misc{messene_2026,
  title = {Messene},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/messene},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}