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Vandalia

Vandalia (văndāˈlyə) [key], city (1990 pop. 13,882), Montgomery co., W central Ohio, a suburb of Dayton; inc. 1848. Motor vehicle parts are among the city's manufactures. National skeet-shooting competitions are held there.

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