Tachtigjarige Oorlog
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Tachtigjaarige Oorlog (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Use as an unidiomatic phrase, denoting the Eighty Year's War, originated in the late eighteenth century. The phrase became lexicalised as a proper noun over the course of the nineteenth century.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- (historical) the Eighty Years' War [from late 18th c.]