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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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Draper remains hopeful of playing in Montreal and Cincinnati before the US Open - where he reached the semi-finals in 2024 - starts on 30 August.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

One of her clients is Kai Kirkman, who moved to Fort Myers from Cincinnati in 2024 to take a job as an operations manager at Amazon.com.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Manson was born Charles Maddox in Cincinnati to a single mother in 1934.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Wrobleski was added to the National League roster as a replacement for Cincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Burns, MLB announced Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

I pick up the mini soccer ball from the step between us and trace my finger along the blue border of the FC Cincinnati logo.

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

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