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 the next year, while consul for the fifth time, he met and destroyed the Cimbri on the Raudine plains near Vercellae.

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

Before the battle messengers came from the Cimbri, demanding land for themselves and the Teutones.

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

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

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

The 3rd room, painted by Daniele di Volterra, with subjects from the wars with the Cimbri, contains the famous Bronze Wolf of the Capitol, one of the most interesting relics in the city.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

In the subsequent year Marius destroyed the Cimbri also, on the Raudian fields near Vercellas.

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