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Definition: Messina from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a port in NE Sicily, on the Strait of Messina: colonized by Greeks around 730 bc; under Spanish rule (1282–1676 and 1678–1713); university (1549). Pop: 252 026 (2001)

Messina

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(mās-sē'nä), city (1991 pop. 231,693), capital of Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, on the Strait of Messina, opposite the Italian mainland. It is a busy seaport and a commercial and light industrial center. Manufactures include processed food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and construction materials. Founded (late 8th cent. B.C. ) by Greek colonists and named Zancle, the city was captured (5th cent. B.C. ) by Anaxilas of Rhegium and renamed Messana. It became involved in several wars, particularly against Syracuse and Carthage, and was taken in 282 B.C. by mercenaries called Mamertines. The Romans answered an appeal for help from the Mamertines and intervened in Sicily, thus precipitating the first of the Punic Wars . Messina was subsequently allied with Rome, and it shared the history of the rest of Sicily . The city was conquered by the Arabs in the late 9th cent. A.D. but was liberated by the Normans in 1061. It developed a thriving silk industry (which declined in the 18th cent.). …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
anc. Zan•cle \ˈzaŋ-ˌklē;\ later Mes•sa•na \mə-ˈsä-nə\ also Mes•se•ne \mə-ˈsē-nē\. Province of Sicily, Italy. See table at italy . anc. Zan•cle \ˈzaŋ-ˌklē;\ later Mes•sa•na \mə-ˈsä-nə\ also Mes•se•ne \mə-ˈsē-nē\. Seaport, ✽ of Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, on Strait of Messina; pop. (2001c) …
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Seaport city on the Strait of Messina; capital of Messina province, NE Sicily, Italy. The Greeks founded Messina in c .730 bc . The city was conquered by mercenaries, whose backing from Rome led directly to the first of the Punic Wars . From 241 bc Messina was a free city of Rome. The Muslim Saracen…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(mās-sē'nä), city (1991 pop. 231,693), capital of Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, on the Strait of Messina, opposite the Italian mainland. It is a busy seaport and a commercial and light industrial center. Manufactures include processed food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and construction materials. …
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Full text Article Messina earthquake

From Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
The most destructive earthquake in modern European history struck the port city of Messina in Sicily, Italy, at 5:25 A.M. on December 28, 1908. The earthquake was estimated to have been 7.5 on the Richter scale and came in a series of shocks ranging from 10 to 45 seconds in duration—the main shock…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 236,621), northeastern Sicily , Italy. Founded by Greeks in the 8th century bc , it was destroyed by Carthaginians in 397 bc . The Romans took the rebuilt city in 264 bc , precipitating the First Punic War . After the war it became a free city allied with Rome. It was taken…
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Full text Article Antonello da Messina

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(äntōnĕl'lō dä mās–sē'nä), c.1430–79, Sicilian painter, b. Messina. Antonello appears to have had early contact with Flemish art. In his deft handling of the oil medium—his rendering of transparent surfaces and minute landscape details—a strong Northern influence can be seen. About 1475 he went to…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born c. 1430, Messina, Sicily—died c. Feb. 19, 1479, Messina) Italian painter. Trained in Naples, then a cosmopolitan art centre, he studied the Flemish artists, notably Jan van Eyck . Based on these experiences, when he returned to Venice he introduced oil painting and Flemish pictorial techniques…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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Full text Article Messina, Strait of

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Channel in the central Mediterranean separating Sicily from mainland Italy, joining the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas; it is 32 km/20 mi long, and its width varies from 16 km/10 mi in the south to 3 km/2 mi in the north. In Greek legend the monster Scylla devoured sailors from a rock on the Italian…
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