Visigoth

[ viz-i-goth ]

/ ˈvɪz 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.

Compare Ostrogoth.

Origin of Visigoth

1605–15; <Late Latin Visigothī (plural) <Germanic, equivalent to unattested wisi- (cognate with west) + goth- Goth¹

OTHER WORDS FROM Visigoth

Vis·i·goth·ic, adjective

Words nearby Visigoth

visible balance, visible horizon, visible radiation, visible spectrum, visible speech, Visigoth, Visine, vision, visional, visionary, vision board

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Example sentences from the Web for Visigoth

They might have run in an extra verse specifying sudden collapse—like the Visigoth's.
Soldiers Three|Rudyard Kipling
The Visigoth monarchy, although in many cases hereditary, was in fact elective.
A Short History of Spain|Mary Platt Parmele
The word may have some connexion with a corruption of Visigoth, a suggestion to which the use in the Girard romance lends colour.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
Until then it was scarcely suspected that the Visigoth kings knew what gold-work meant.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards

The Visigoth and Ostrogoth with their great natural gifts could not found a kingdom.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI|Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies

British Dictionary definitions for Visigoth

Visigoth

/ (ˈvɪzɪˌɡɒθ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of Visigoth

Visigothic, adjective

Word Origin for Visigoth

C17: from Late Latin Visigothī (pl), of Germanic origin, visi- perhaps meaning: west

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单词	visigoth
释义	Visigoth [ viz-i-goth ] / ˈvɪz 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. Compare Ostrogoth. Origin of Visigoth 1605–15; <Late Latin Visigothī (plural) <Germanic, equivalent to unattested wisi- (cognate with west) + goth- Goth¹ OTHER WORDS FROM Visigoth Vis·i·goth·ic, adjective Words nearby Visigoth visible balance, visible horizon, visible radiation, visible spectrum, visible speech, Visigoth, Visine, vision, visional, visionary, vision board Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Visigoth They might have run in an extra verse specifying sudden collapse—like the Visigoth's. Soldiers Three\|Rudyard Kipling The Visigoth monarchy, although in many cases hereditary, was in fact elective. A Short History of Spain\|Mary Platt Parmele The word may have some connexion with a corruption of Visigoth, a suggestion to which the use in the Girard romance lends colour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various Until then it was scarcely suspected that the Visigoth kings knew what gold-work meant. Old and New Paris, v. 2\|Henry Sutherland Edwards The Visigoth and Ostrogoth with their great natural gifts could not found a kingdom. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI\|Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies British Dictionary definitions for Visigoth Visigoth / (ˈvɪzɪˌɡɒθ) / noun 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 Derived forms of Visigoth Visigothic, adjective Word Origin for Visigoth C17: from Late Latin Visigothī (pl), of Germanic origin, visi- perhaps meaning: west Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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