English Explanatory Dictionary

Disaster Year

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The year 1672, in the context of Dutch history, in which the Dutch Republic was invaded by France, and faced the threat of a naval blockade by the English (a plan which was later abandoned after the Battle of Solebay).

Word forms

Disaster Year

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Rampjaar (“disaster year”).

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