HOW TO PRONOUNCE
cincinnati
/ˌsɪnsəˈnæti/
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Give “nat” the main beat.
The opening has a smaller beat, followed by a light vowel. The third syllable is strongest; the last i sounds like ee here.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“She moved to Cincinnati last year.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does cincinnati mean?
noun
- A 7–9 or 8–10 split (result of a first throw).
proper noun
- The third largest city in Ohio, United States and the county seat of Hamilton County.
- A city in Appanoose County, Iowa.
More meanings (7)
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Center Township, Greene County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Ralls County, Missouri.
- Any of five ships of the United States Navy.
- (historical) An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon; modern Eola.
- (historical) A settlement in El Dorado County, California.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌsɪnsəˈnæti/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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See this word in context.
North to Cincinnati they rode,—four half-clothed black boys and five girl-women,—led by a man with a cause and a purpose.
Behold, therefore, the whole party safely transferred to the good steamer Cincinnati, and sweeping up the river under a powerful head of steam.
More book examples (3)
She had little sympathy with her sister's plodding life, but realized the need of preparing herself to earn, so entered a Cincinnati hospital.
This was brave talk at that time, when there were not in the whole world as many telephones as there are to-day in Cincinnati.
Going back to Cincinnati and beginning his second term there as an operator, Edison found the office in new quarters and with greatly improved management.