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Eighty Years' War

Eighty Years' War proper noun: the conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.

Proper noun

Eighty Years' War

  1. (historical) The conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.

Eighty Years' War meaning in Marathi and Thai

Eighty Years' War in Marathi

Dutch war of independence
ऐंशी वर्षांचे युद्ध aiuśī varṣāñce yuddha

Eighty Years' War in Thai

Dutch war of independence
สงครามแปดสิบปี

Origin of Eighty Years' War

Calque of Dutch Tachtigjarige Oorlog.

Questions about Eighty Years' War

What does Eighty Years' War mean?
Eighty Years' War means the conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.
What is Eighty Years' War in Marathi?
Eighty Years' War in Marathi is ऐंशी वर्षांचे युद्ध (aiuśī varṣāñce yuddha). See Eighty Years' War meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Eighty Years' War?
Eighty Years' War is a proper noun.

Words near Eighty Years' War in the dictionary

  1. eighty one
  2. eighty seven
  3. eighty six
  4. eighty three
  5. eighty two
  6. Eighty Years' War
  7. eighty-'leven
  8. eighty-eight
  9. eighty-eighth
  10. eighty-eighths
  11. eighty-eights

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