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Visigoth definition

Visi·goth (viz′ə gät̸h′, -gôt̸h′)

noun

a member of the western branch of the Goths that invaded the Roman Empire late in the 4th cent. and set up a kingdom in France and in Spain

Etymology: LL Visigothi, pl. < visi- (< Gmc base of uncert. meaning) + Gothi, Goths

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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