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Visigoths

UK
/ˈvɪzɪɡɒθs/
US
/ˈvɪzɪɡɑθs/

Translations

Visigothnoun

Visigoths

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Visigoths
pl
UK
/ˈvɪzɪɡɒθ/
US
/ˈvɪzɪɡɑθ/
The Visigoths were instrumental in the sacking of Rome in 410 AD.
Les Wisigoths ont joué un rôle décisif dans le sac de Rome en 410 apr. J.-C.
Additional translations
barbareSens figuré, péjoratif.
Visigothproper noun

Visigoths

Used chiefly in the plural "Visigoths" to denote the people collectively.
les Wisigoths
The Visigoths conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th century.
Les Wisigoths ont conquis une grande partie de la péninsule Ibérique au Ve siècle.

Definitions

Visigothnoun
A member of the western branches of the Goths, a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.
The Visigoths were instrumental in the sacking of Rome in 410 AD.
A person who is perceived as barbaric or uncivilized, often used metaphorically.
He stormed into the meeting like a Visigoth, disrupting the entire agenda.
Visigothproper noun
The Visigoths; the western branch of the Goths who established kingdoms in Gaul and Hispania in late antiquity.
The Visigoths conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula in the 5th century.
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