Mes·sa·pic (m -s  p k)n. An extinct Indo-European language preserved in inscriptions from southeast Italy that date from the sixth to the first century b.c. Also called Messapian. adj. Of or relating to Messapic or its speakers. [From Latin Mess pia, ancient name for the region of Italy containing Apulia and Calabria.] |
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