Cincinnati

American  

[sin-suh-nat-ee] / ˌsɪn səˈnæt i /

noun

1. a city in SW Ohio, on the Ohio River.

2. Bowling Slang. a split in which the eight and ten pins remain standing.

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Cincinnati British  

/ ˌsɪnsɪˈnætɪ /

noun

1. a city in SW Ohio, on the Ohio River. Pop: 317 361 (2003 est)

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Cincinnati Cultural  

1. Port city in Ohio, on the Ohio River.

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Example Sentences

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in November 1938, Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III went to a military boarding school in Tennessee, and then attended Brown University, but was expelled before graduating.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Vice President JD Vance, who previously represented Ohio in the US Senate, travelled to Cincinnati on Tuesday to cast his ballot for Ramaswamy and others.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Yet over the next five months, the 40-year-old from Cincinnati has a Disney cruise, a visit to Lake Erie and a trip to New Orleans for a Bruno Mars concert booked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Sorsby spent two seasons at Indiana and two at Cincinnati before transferring to Texas Tech this offseason for his final year of eligibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

I couldn’t stop hoping that integrating Central High School was the first step to making Little Rock just like Cincinnati, Ohio.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals