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Look up: Vandal

  1. vandal
    [n] - a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455 2. [n] - someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Vandal
    Member of a Germanic people related to the Goths. In the 5th century AD the Vandals invaded Roman Gaul and Spain, many settling in Andalusia (formerly Vandalitia) and others reaching North Africa...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. Vandal
    Van'dal noun [ Latin Vandalus , Vandalius ; of Teutonic origin, and probably originally signifying, a wanderer. Confer Wander .] 1. (Anc. Hist.) One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and lit ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/5

  4. vandal
    noun someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. Vandal
    • (n.) One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art and literature. • (a.) Alt. of Vandalic • (n.) Hence, one who willfully destroys or defaces any work of art or l...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Vandal
    (from the article `ship`) ...Iron followed wood as a construction material and was followed in turn by steel. Until very recently steam was a source of power, though the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/6

  7. Vandal
    member of a Germanic people who maintained a kingdom in North Africa from 429 to 534 and who sacked Rome in 455. Their name has remained a synonym ... [15 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/6

  8. Vandal
    Vandal Etymologically: Latin, Vandalus (s), Vandali (pl); a name of Teuktonic origin; probably literally meaning 'wanderers' and relat4d to German wandeln, 'to wander'.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. vandal
    vandal, vandals 1. Someone who willfully or maliciously defaces or destroys public or private property. 2. a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or mars something beautiful or valuable. 3. A member of a Germanic people that overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. and sacked Rome in 455. There does not seem to be i...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. vandal
    1. someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
    2. a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455

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