VISIGOTH


Meaning of VISIGOTH in English

[ 'vɪzɪgɒθ ]

■ noun a member of the branch of the Goths who invaded the Roman Empire between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD and ruled much of Spain until overthrown by the Moors in 711.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

from late L. ~us , the first element possibly meaning 'west' (cf. Ostrogoth ).

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