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• vandal — noun Etymology: Latin Vandalii (plural), of Germanic origin Date: 1530 1. capitalized a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and the Oder rivers, overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Vandal — /ˈvændl/ (say vandl) noun 1. a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century AD ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in 455 sacked Rome. –adjective 2. of or relating to the Vandals. {Late Latin Vandalus, Latinisation of indigenous… …  

• vandal — /van dl/, n. 1. (cap.) 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. adj …   Universalium