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Spanish furies

Spanish furies is the plural of Spanish fury.

Meaning of Spanish fury

Noun

Spanish fury (plural Spanish furies)

  1. (historical) A vindictive or rampant bloody pillage of cities in the Low Countries by Spanish regular or mutinous troops between the years 1572–1579, during the Dutch Revolt.
    • The most famous Spanish fury was the sack of Antwerp in 1576.

Questions about Spanish furies

What is Spanish furies the plural of?
Spanish furies is the plural of Spanish fury.

Words near Spanish furies in the dictionary

  1. Spanish fly
  2. Spanish fowl
  3. Spanish fowls
  4. Spanish fox
  5. Spanish foxes
  6. Spanish furies
  7. Spanish fury
  8. Spanish Game
  9. Spanish grass
  10. Spanish green
  11. Spanish Guinea

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