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Etymology

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Calque of Dutch Rampjaar (disaster year).

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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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