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Messene

Messene proper noun: an ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus and new capital of the region of Messenia.

Proper noun

Messene

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

Origin of Messene

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

Questions about Messene

What does Messene mean?
Messene means an ancient Greek city in the southwest Peloponnesus and new capital of the region of Messenia.
What part of speech is Messene?
Messene is a proper noun.

Words near Messene in the dictionary

  1. messed with
  2. messed-up
  3. messed-upness
  4. messeigneurs
  5. messelite
  6. Messene
  7. messenger
  8. messenger bag
  9. messenger bags
  10. messenger of death
  11. messenger pigeon

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