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Disaster Year
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English
Rampjaar
Alternative forms
en disaster year
Etymology
en nl Rampjaar disaster year.
Proper noun
Disaster Year
en historical 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).
Translations
the year 1672 in Dutch history, remembered in a negative light
Dutch: nl Rampjaar n
en Years