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

In 102 the Helvetii joined the Cimbri in the invasion of Italy, but after the defeat of the latter by Marius they returned home.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Cimbri, the, 507 Circassians, the, 541 Clark, C. U., 317 n.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

Kohl, the German traveller, visited the remnant of the Cimbri defeated by Marius, and was told that "sette commune parlano Cimbro."

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Cimbric, sim′brik, adj. pertaining to the ancient Cimbri, a people from central and northern Europe, crushed by Marius, 101 B.C.—Also Cim′brian.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various