Genseric


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Gen·ser·ic

 (jĕn′sə-rĭk′, gĕn′-) also Gai·ser·ic (gī′zə-) Died ad 477.
King of the Vandals (428-477) who invaded Africa (429), captured Carthage and made it his capital (439), and sacked Rome (455).
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Genseric

(ˈɡɛnsərɪk; ˈdʒɛn-) or

Gaiseric

n
(Biography) ?390–477 ad, king of the Vandals (428–77). He seized Roman lands, esp extensive parts of N Africa, and sacked Rome (455)
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Gen•ser•ic

(ˈdʒɛn sər ɪk, ˈgɛn-)

n.
a.d. c390-477, king of the Vandals 428-477: conqueror in N Africa and Italy.
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Noun1.Genseric - king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477)
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