# Messene

> English word · Proper noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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