the Vandals
An east Germanic tribe that once lived in north Africa and sacked Rome.
(archaic, historical) Any of various Balto-Slavic peoples, such as the Vistula Veneti, Wends, Lusatians or Poles.
Vandals
plural of Vandal; members of the Vandal tribe.
vandals
plural of vandal
vandals
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vandals
Source: Wiktionary
Van"dal, n. Etym: [L. Vandalus, Vandalius; of Teutonic origin, and probably originally signifying, a wanderer. Cf. Wander.]
1. (Anc. Hist.)
Definition: 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. Hence, one who willfully destroys or defaces any work of art or literature. The Vandals of our isle, Sworn foes to sense and law. Cowper.
Van"dal, Van*dal"ic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
