"Disaster Year" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: disaster year [alternative]
Etymology: Calque of Dutch Rampjaar (“disaster year”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|nl|Rampjaar||disaster year}} Calque of Dutch Rampjaar (“disaster year”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Disaster Year}} 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). Wikipedia link: Rampjaar Tags: historical Categories (topical): Years Translations (the year 1672 in Dutch history, remembered in a negative light): Rampjaar [neuter] (Dutch)
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