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Gen⋅ser⋅ic

[jen-ser-ik, gen-]
–noun
a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
Also, Gaiseric.
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Gen·ser·ic   (jěn'sə-rĭk', gěn'-)   
King of the Vandals (428-477) who invaded Africa (429), captured Carthage and made it his capital (439), and sacked Rome (455).
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Genseric

king of the Vandals and the Alani (428-477) who conquered a large part of Roman Africa and in 455 sacked Rome

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