Cimbri

[ sim-brahy, -bree, kim- ]

/ ˈsɪm braɪ, -bri, ˈkɪm- /

noun (used with a plural verb)

a Germanic or Celtic people, supposed to have originated in Jutland, who invaded Gaul and northern Italy, and were destroyed by the Romans in 101 b.c.

OTHER WORDS FROM Cimbri

Cim·bri·an, adjective, noun Cim·bric, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for cimbri

But there is good reason to think, that the Cimbri were of the Brito-Gallic race and tongue.

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 121, February 21, 1852 |Various
Two cohorts of Camertes fought with distinction under Marius against the Cimbri.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 |Various
Cimmerii has certainly every appearance of being the same name as Cimbri.

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 121, February 21, 1852 |Various
In the same quarter of Germany, adjacent to the ocean, dwell the Cimbri; 191 a small 192 state at present, but great in renown.

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus |Tacitus

The Ambrones were a tribe of the Helvetii, and more than once joined with the Cimbri.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for cimbri

Cimbri

/ (ˈsɪmbriː, ˈkɪm-) /

pl n

a Germanic people from N Jutland who migrated southwards in the 2nd century bc : annihilated by Marius in the Po valley (101 bc)

Derived forms of Cimbri

Cimbrian (ˈsɪmbrɪən), noun, adjective Cimbric, adjective

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Cimbri

noun (used with a plural verb)

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British Dictionary definitions for cimbri

pl n

Derived forms of Cimbri