Visigothic
ɪˌgɒθ noun
a member of the westerly division of the Goths, which formed a monarchy about a.d. 418, maintaining it in southern France until 507 and in Spain until 711.
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Visigoth (ˈvɪzɪˌɡɒθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a member of the western group of the Goths, who were driven into the Balkans in the late 4th century | |
| [C17: from Late Latin Visigothī (pl), of Germanic origin, visi- perhaps meaning: west] | |
| Visi'gothic | |
| —adj | |
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| Visigoth (ˈvɪzɪˌɡɒθ) | |
| —n | |
| a member of the western group of the Goths, who were driven into the Balkans in the late 4th century | |
| [C17: from Late Latin Visigothī (pl), of Germanic origin, visi- perhaps meaning: west] | |
| Visi'gothic | |
| —adj | |
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Visigoth
1647, from L.L. Visigothus (pl. Visigothi), perhaps "West Goths" (cf. O.H.G. westan "from the west"), as opposed to Ostrogothi, but according to some authorities, Visi/Vesi appears to be a Latinized form of a tribal name.
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