Cimbri

American  

[sim-brahy, -bree, kim-] / ˈsɪm braɪ, -bri, ˈkɪm- /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. 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.

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Cimbri British  

/ ˈsɪmbriː, ˈkɪm- /

plural noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Cimbrian
  noun
• Cimbrian
  adjective
• Cimbric
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Cimbri

The Bastarnae migrated before the Cimbri and Teutons through the Vistula valley to the Lower Danube about 200 B.C.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

Kohl, the German traveller, visited the remnant of the Cimbri defeated by Marius, and was told that "sette commune parlano Cimbro."

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

In 113 a consular army had been routed by the Cimbri.

From Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men by Mary Agnes Hamilton

Of the sacrificing and prophesying priestesses of the Cimbri, the first Teutons who knocked powerfully at the gates of Italy, we shall speak later.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Hermann Schoenfeld

The original home of the Cimbri has been much disputed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various