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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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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