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GOTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Goth" is a kind of...):
Teuton (a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Goth"):
Ostrogoth (a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD)
Visigoth (a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
Synonyms:
barbarian; boor; churl; Goth; peasant; tike; tyke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Goth" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)