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Messene

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Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

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