Messāna, ae, f., = Μεσσήνη.
I A Sicilian city, situated on the strait between Italy and Sicily , the mod. Messina , Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8, § 17; Caes. B. C. 2, 3; Mel. 2, 7, 16: incumbens Messana freto, Sil. 14, 194.—
II Another name for Messene, in the Peloponnesus , Stat. Ach. 1, 422.
III —Hence, Messānĭus , a, um, adj., Messanic : moenia, Ov. M. 14, 17 Merkel.