Vis·i·goth (v z -g th )n. A member of the western Goths that invaded the Roman Empire in the fourth century a.d. and settled in France and Spain, establishing a monarchy that lasted until the early eighth century. [Late Latin Visigoth  , the Visigoths; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots.]Vis i·gothic adj. |
Visigoth [ˈvɪzɪˌgɒθ]
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(Social Science / Peoples) (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
[from Late Latin Visigothī (pl), of Germanic origin, visi- perhaps meaning: west]
Visigothic 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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