Disaster Year

English

Alternative forms

  • disaster year

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Rampjaar (“disaster year”).

Proper noun

Disaster Year

  1. (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).

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