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Ostrogoth

ost·ro·goth

UK/ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/ US/ˈɑ.stɹəˌɡɑθ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin Ostrogothus, from Proto-Germanic *austrą ("east") and *gutô, via Ancient Greek Γότθος (Gótthos) from Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta).

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