What does "ostrogoth" mean?

Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century.

How do you pronounce "ostrogoth"?

Pronounced //ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ//.

//ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ// noun

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Noun

1
Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century.
2
a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD wordnet

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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