Definitions for Vandal
ˈvæn dlvan·dal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vandalnoun

   someone who willfully destroys or defaces property

2. Vandalnoun

   a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. vandalnoun

   A person who needlessly destroys or damages other people's property.

2. vandaladjective

   Of the particular ancient Germanic tribe.

3. vandaladjective

   Carelessly destructive.

4. Vandalnoun

   A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

5. Vandaladjective

   Of or relating to the Vandals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vandal

   The Vandals were a Germanic people who first inhabited what is now southern Poland. They established Vandal kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean islands, and North Africa in the fifth century.The Vandals migrated to the area between the lower Oder and Vistula rivers in the second century BC and settled in Silesia from around 120 BC. They are associated with the Przeworsk culture and were possibly the same people as the Lugii. Expanding into Dacia during the Marcomannic Wars and to Pannonia during the Crisis of the Third Century, the Vandals were confined to Pannonia by the Goths around 330 AD, where they received permission to settle from Constantine the Great. Around 400, raids by the Huns from the east forced many Germanic tribes to migrate west into the territory of the Roman Empire and, fearing that they might be targeted next, the Vandals were also pushed westwards, crossing the Rhine into Gaul along with other tribes in 406. In 409, the Vandals crossed the Pyrenees into the Iberian Peninsula, where the Hasdingi and the Silingi settled in Gallaecia (northwest Iberia) and Baetica (south-central Iberia). On the orders of the Romans, the Visigoths invaded Iberia in 418. They almost wiped out the Alans and Silingi Vandals who voluntarily subjected themselves to the rule of Hasdingian leader Gunderic. Gunderic was then pushed from Gallaecia to Baetica by a Roman-Suebi coalition in 419. In 429, under king Genseric (reigned 428–477), the Vandals entered North Africa. By 439 they established a kingdom which included the Roman province of Africa as well as Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta and the Balearic Islands. They fended off several Roman attempts to recapture the African province, and sacked the city of Rome in 455. Their kingdom collapsed in the Vandalic War of 533–34, in which Emperor Justinian I's forces reconquered the province for the Eastern Roman Empire. As the Vandals plundered Rome for fourteen days, Renaissance and early-modern writers characterized the Vandals as prototypical barbarians. This led to the use of the term "vandalism" to describe any pointless destruction, particularly the "barbarian" defacing of artwork. However, some modern historians have emphasised the role of Vandals as continuators of aspects of Roman culture, in the transitional period from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages.

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1. vandal

   A vandal is a person who intentionally and deliberately destroys, damages, or defaces property belonging to others or public property. This action is usually motivated by malicious or mischievous intentions. Vandalism can range from minor incidents like graffiti to serious destruction of monuments or buildings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vandalnoun

   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

2. Vandalnoun

   hence, one who willfully destroys or defaces any work of art or literature

3. Vandaladjective

   alt. of Vandalic

4. Etymology: [L. Vandalus, Vandalius; of Teutonic origin, and probably originally signifying, a wanderer. Cf. Wander.]

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1. Vandal

   Vandal is a Techno, Breakbeat and Electronica producer from Sheffield, England. He is currently recording for Meat Katie's LOT49 record label.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vandal

   van′dal, n. one of a fierce race from north-eastern Germany who entered Gaul about the beginning of the 5th century, crossed the Pyrenees into Spain (leaving their name in Andalusia=Vandalitia), next under Genseric crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, and carried devastation and ruin from the shores of the Atlantic to the frontiers of Cyrene: any one hostile to arts or literature, a barbarian.—adjs. Van′dal, Vandal′ic, barbarous, rude.—n. Van′dalism, hostility to arts or literature. [Low L. Vandali, Vinduli—the Teut. name seen in Dut. Wenden, the Wends.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VANDAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vandal is ranked #31516 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Vandal surname appeared 734 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vandal.
   
   87.8% or 645 total occurrences were White.
   4.3% or 32 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.1% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.9% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 6 total occurrences were Black.

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1. • Destroyer
   • Savage

How to pronounce Vandal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vandal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vandal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Vandal in a Sentence

1. Oscar Antonio Gomez Heredia:

   The vandal threat we are facing consists of a criminal organization that is hiding behind legitimate social aspirations to destabilize the society, generate terror and distract the actions of the public force.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Vandal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vandal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandal
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vandal
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Vandal
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Vandal
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html