Meaning of Black Death | Babel Free
Definitions
A pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague throughout Europe and most of Asia in the 14th century that killed nearly half the population of Europe and Asia.
Equivalents
العربية
مَوْت أَسْوَد
Català
pesta negra
Español
peste negra
Suomi
musta surma
Français
peste noire
Íslenska
svarti dauði
Italiano
peste nera
한국어
흑사병
Lietuvių
juodoji mirtis
Latviešu
melnā nāve
Nederlands
zwarte dood
Polski
czarna śmierć
Português
peste negra
Examples
“Following the Black Death in the mid-fourteenth century, and the weakening of Mongol rule, the closing of overland routes between Europe and Asia once again created a bottleneck that flowed through the Middle East, trade flows that were largely controlled by Venice and Egypt.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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