Messenia

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Messenia

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Borrowed from Latin Messēnia, from Ancient Greek Μεσσηνῐ́ᾱ (Messēnĭ́ā), from Μεσσήνη (Messḗnē, “Messene”).

proper noun Messinia

A regional unit in the south-western Peloponnese, Greece, which has its modern capital at Kalamata. The original capital was at Messene.

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Español	Mesenia
Português	Messênia, Messénia
Français	Messénie
Ελληνικά	Μεσσηνία Messinía

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@misc{messenia_2026,
  title = {Messenia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/messenia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}