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- Dutch · calque ofRampjaar“disaster year”
- English todayDisaster Year
Calque of Dutch Rampjaar (“disaster year”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Disaster Year
Today it means: 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). Full definition →
Dutch Rampjaar