Visigoth
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Vis·i·goth
(vĭz′ĭ-gŏth′)n.
A member of the western Goths that invaded the Roman Empire in the fourth century ad and settled in France and Spain, establishing a monarchy that lasted until the early eighth century.
Vis′i·goth′ic adj.
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Visigoth
(ˈvɪzɪˌɡɒθ)n
1. (Peoples) a member of the western group of the Goths, who were driven into the Balkans in the late 4th century ad. Moving on, they sacked Rome (410) and established a kingdom in present-day Spain and S France that lasted until 711
2. (Historical Terms) a member of the western group of the Goths, who were driven into the Balkans in the late 4th century ad. Moving on, they sacked Rome (410) and established a kingdom in present-day Spain and S France that lasted until 711
[C17: from Late Latin Visigothī (pl), of Germanic origin, visi- perhaps meaning: west]
ˌVisiˈgothic adj
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Vis•i•goth
(ˈvɪz ɪˌgɒθ)n.
a member of the western division of the Goths, who, after sacking Rome in a.d. 410, formed a kingdom in SW Europe, maintaining it in S Gaul until 507 and in Spain until 711.
Vis`i•goth′ic, adj.
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Noun | 1. | Visigoth - a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France Goth - one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries |
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Visigoth
[ˈvɪzɪgɒθ] N → visigodo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Visigoth
n → Westgote m
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