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Cimbri

Cimbri proper noun: an ancient tribe that invaded southern Europe between 113 and 101 BCE, generally thought to have been Germanic (though they could have been Celtic) and associated with Jutland and northern Germany.

Proper noun

Cimbri

  1. (historical) An ancient tribe that invaded southern Europe between 113 and 101 BCE, generally thought to have been Germanic (though they could have been Celtic) and associated with Jutland and northern Germany.

Origin of Cimbri

From Latin Cimbri.

Words formed from Cimbri

Questions about Cimbri

What does Cimbri mean?
Cimbri means an ancient tribe that invaded southern Europe between 113 and 101 BCE, generally thought to have been Germanic (though they could have been Celtic) and associated with Jutland and northern Germany.
What part of speech is Cimbri?
Cimbri is a proper noun.

Words near Cimbri in the dictionary

  1. Cimbom
  2. cimborio
  3. cimborios
  4. Cimbrelo
  5. Cimbrelos
  6. Cimbri
  7. Cimbrian
  8. Cimbrians
  9. Cimbric
  10. Cimbáeth
  11. Cimei

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