Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eighty years' war

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: eighty years' war
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Tachtigjarige Oorlog.

Phrases

Thirty Years' War

Frequently Paired Words

Thirty Years' War

Questions

What does eighty years' war mean?: The conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.
Where does eighty years' war come from?: Calque of Dutch Tachtigjarige Oorlog.

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