Messene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Messene

Etymology

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

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