Eighty Years' War

proper noun

The conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.

OriginDutch Tachtigjarige Oorlog →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.

Origin

  1. DutchTachtigjarige Oorlog
  2. EnglishEighty Years' War

Calque of Dutch Tachtigjarige Oorlog.

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Translations

Afrikaans Tagtigjarige Oorlog
  • Tagtigjarige OorlogDutch war of independence
Chinese Mandarin 八十年戰爭 /八十年战争
  • 八十年戰爭 /八十年战争 (bāshí nián zhànzhēng)Dutch war of independence
Danish Firsårskrigen
  • FirsårskrigenDutch war of independence
Dutch Tachtigjarige Oorlog
  • Tachtigjarige OorlogDutch war of independence
Finnish kahdeksankymmenvuotinen sota
  • kahdeksankymmenvuotinen sotaDutch war of independence
German Achtzigjähriger Krieg
  • Achtzigjähriger KriegDutch war of independence
Spanish guerra de los Ochenta Años
  • guerra de los Ochenta AñosDutch war of independence
Thai สงครามแปดสิบปี
  • สงครามแปดสิบปีDutch war of independence
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