Cincinnati
pronunciation
How to pronounce Cincinnati in British English:
UK [ˌsɪnsɪ'nætɪ]
How to pronounce Cincinnati in American English:
US [ˌsɪnsɪ'nætɪ]
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- Noun:
- a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
Word Origin
- Cincinnati
- city on the Ohio River in Ohio, U.S., founded 1789 and first called Losantiville, name changed 1790 by territorial Gov. Arthur St. Clair, in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, a fraternal veterans' organization founded 1783 by former Revolutionary War officers (St. Clair was a member) and named for Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, 5c. B.C.E. Roman hero who saved the city from crisis and then retired to his farm rather than rule. His name is a cognomen in the gens Quinctia, literally "with curly hair," from Latin cincinnus "curl, curly hair." Related: Cincinnatian.
Example
- 1. Consider these two views of the cincinnati area .
- 2. In total , there have been 64 cheetah cubs born in cincinnati .
- 3. The federal government has taken similar actions in the past against police departments in los angeles , pittsburgh and cincinnati .
- 4. L-3 cincinnati electronics thermal imagers increase combat lethality and improve survivability for the war fighter .
- 5. Mr. romney , speaking in cincinnati , said mr. obama 's policies have hurt job growth .