Messāpĭa (Mesāpĭa), ae, f.,
I the old name of a part of Lower Italy (Apulia and Calabria): Messapia Apulia a Messapo rege appellata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.; cf. Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99.
II —Hence, Messāpĭus ( Mesāp- ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Messapia, Messapian, Apulian, Calabrian : arva, Ov. M. 14, 513.—In plur., as subst.: Messāpii ( Mesāp- ), ōrum, m., the Messapians , Liv. 8, 24.