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  

/ ˈkɪm-, ˈsɪmbrɪən, ˈsɪmbriː /

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 adjective
• Cimbric adjective

Example Sentences

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

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

At a later time the Cimmerians were identified with the Germanic Cimbri and the Celtic Kymri.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

Q. Lutatius Catulus, consul, campaigns against the Cimbri, 136.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Two years later the consul Julius Silanus was defeated by the Cimbri, who demanded lands for settlement within Roman territory.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Florus, alluding to the same tradition, says, "Cimbri, Teutoni, atque Tigurini, ab extremis Galliæ profugi, cùm terras eorum inundasset Oceanus, novas sedes toto orbe quærebant."

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir