Cincinatti

/ˌsɪnsɪˈnæti/ proper noun

Definition

variant spelling of Cincinnati, a major city in Ohio founded by settlers.

Etymology

From Cincinnatus, a legendary Roman leader, whose name was chosen by founders of the Ohio settlement as a reference to a virtuous civic leader.

Kelly Says

Cincinnati's founders chose a Roman name as an aspirational statement—they wanted their new American city to embody the civic virtue of Cincinnatus, who supposedly gave up power to return to farming.

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