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Odoacer

Noun: Odoacer is the name of a powerful chieftain of the Germanic tribes who in 476 AD deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor, and became the ruler of Italy, marking the end of the Western Roman Empire.

Examples:

1. After the fall of Romulus Augustulus, Odoacer established himself as the first barbarian ruler of Italy.

2. Odoacer's reign symbolized the definitive downfall of the Western Roman Empire.

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