Disaster Year

proper noun

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).

OriginDutch Rampjaar →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative disaster year

  1. historicalThe 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).

Origin

  1. DutchRampjaar“disaster year”
  2. EnglishDisaster Year

Calque of Dutch Rampjaar (“disaster year”).

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Translations

Dutch Rampjaar
  • Rampjaarthe year 1672 in Dutch history, remembered in a negative light
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