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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.


Cincinnati British  
/ ˌsɪnsɪˈnætɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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


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After the war, Serling used the GI Bill to attend Antioch College in Ohio, where he worked at the campus radio station and later took a job at WLW in Cincinnati.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"While stroke has traditionally been considered a disease of older adults, our findings show that stroke is becoming increasingly common in younger adults," said study author Emily R. Fisher, MD, of the University of Cincinnati.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The 42-year-old took his wife Usha, three of their four children and their dog Atlas on Air Force Two for the flight to Cincinnati, where Vance cast an early vote for the midterms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Cincinnati bounces back after losing consecutive games by a combined eight points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She’s got her orange-and-blue FC Cincinnati mini soccer ball in her lap and a large Ball jar of iced tea on the metal end table beside her.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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