Cimbri: Meaning and Definition of

Cim•bri

Pronunciation: (sim'brī, -brē, kim'-), [key]
— n. (used with a pl. v.)
  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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