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Vandals - 3 dictionary results
van⋅dal
[van-dl] 
–noun
| 1. | (initial capital letter ) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome. |
| 2. | a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or mars something beautiful or valuable. |
–adjective
| 3. | (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Vandals. |
| 4. | imbued with or characterized by vandalism. |
Origin:
1545–55; < LL Vandalus, Latinized tribal name
1545–55; < LL Vandalus, Latinized tribal name
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| Van·dal (vān'dl) n.
[Latin Vandalus, Vandal, probably of Germanic origin.] Van·dal'ic (vān-dāl'ĭk) adj. |
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Vandals
A people of northern Europe, known for their cruelty and destructiveness, who invaded the Roman Empire and plundered Rome itself in the fifth century.
Note: The term vandalism, meaning wanton destructiveness, comes from the name of the Vandals.
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