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Goth
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Goth  (gth)
n.
A member of a Germanic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era.

[From Middle English Gothes, Goths, from Late Latin Goth, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Gota and Old Norse Goti, Goth.]

goth  (gth)
n.
1. A style of rock music, noted especially for somber or ethereal tones and lugubrious lyrics.
2. A performer or follower of this style of music.

[From Gothic (from a view of Gothic styles or genres as dark or gloomy).]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.GothGoth - a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
2.Goth - one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries
Teuton - a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
Ostrogoth - a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
Visigoth - a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France


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