Ostrogoth
[ os-truh-goth ]
/ ˈɒs trəˌgɒθ /
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noun
a member of the easterly division of the Goths, maintaining a monarchy in Italy, a.d. 493–555.
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Ostrogoth
/ (ˈɒstrəˌɡɒθ) /
noun
a member of the eastern group of the Goths, who formed a kingdom in Italy from 493 to 552
Derived forms of Ostrogoth
Ostrogothic, adjectiveWord Origin for Ostrogoth
C17: from Late Latin Ostrogothī, from ostro- east, eastward + Goth
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