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Goth (gät̸h, gôt̸h)

noun

  1. any member of a Germanic people that invaded and conquered most of the Roman Empire in the 3d, 4th, and 5th centuries
  2. an uncouth, uncivilized person; barbarian

Etymology: < LL Gothi, pl. (for OE Gotan) < Gr Gothoi, pl. < base of Goth *Gutans, pl., or Gut (thiuda), Gothic (people)

Goth2 definition

Goth

Gothic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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