How do you use Messenia in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Messenia meaning
A regional unit in the south-western Peloponnese, Greece, which has its modern capital at Kalamata. The original capital was at Messene.
Using Messenia
- The main meaning on this page is: A regional unit in the south-western Peloponnese, Greece, which has its modern capital at Kalamata. The original capital was at Messene.
Context around Messenia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Messenia
- In this selection, "messenia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, invaded and took stand out and add context to how "messenia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bordered by messenia to the and having invaded messenia took as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "messenia" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with messenia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The size of the Peloponnesian League was then further reduced by the Theban liberation of Messenia from Spartan control in 369 BC. (22 words)
Two roads join the Messenia and Laconia prefectures: one is a tortuous mountain pass through Taygetus and the other bypasses the mountain via the Mani district to the south. (29 words)
The Lacedaemonians were at war with the Messenians, who had revolted, and their king Anaxander, having invaded Messenia, took as prisoners certain women, and among them Cleo, priestess of Thetis. (30 words)
Laconia is bordered by Messenia to the west and Arcadia to the north and is surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea to the east and by the Laconian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. (35 words)
The Lacedaemonians were at war with the Messenians, who had revolted, and their king Anaxander, having invaded Messenia, took as prisoners certain women, and among them Cleo, priestess of Thetis. (30 words)
Two roads join the Messenia and Laconia prefectures: one is a tortuous mountain pass through Taygetus and the other bypasses the mountain via the Mani district to the south. (29 words)
Example sentences (4)
Laconia is bordered by Messenia to the west and Arcadia to the north and is surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea to the east and by the Laconian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
The Lacedaemonians were at war with the Messenians, who had revolted, and their king Anaxander, having invaded Messenia, took as prisoners certain women, and among them Cleo, priestess of Thetis.
The size of the Peloponnesian League was then further reduced by the Theban liberation of Messenia from Spartan control in 369 BC.
Two roads join the Messenia and Laconia prefectures: one is a tortuous mountain pass through Taygetus and the other bypasses the mountain via the Mani district to the south.