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Vandal definition

Van·dal (vandəl)

noun

  1. a member of an East Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, and N Africa and sacked Rome ( 455)
  2. a person who, out of malice or ignorance, destroys or spoils any public or private property, esp. that which is beautiful or artistic

Etymology: L Vandalus < Gmc base *wandal- > OE Wendil, ON Vendill

adjective

  1. of the Vandals
    also Vandalic Van·dal′ic (van dalik)
  2. like or characteristic of a vandal; ruthlessly destructive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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