Meaning of vandal in English
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Noun
vandalEtymology
from Latin Vandalus, of Germanic origin. vandal (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th centuryDefinitions
1. someone who willfully destroys or defaces propertyDerived terms
- 2. a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455
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