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STRAIT OF MESSINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Strait of Messina mean?
• STRAIT OF MESSINA (noun)
The noun STRAIT OF MESSINA has 1 sense:
1. the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy
Familiarity information: STRAIT OF MESSINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)
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