Black Death
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
15 more languages
العربيةمَوْت أَسْوَد
Catalàpesta negra
Suomimusta surma
Íslenskasvarti dauði
Italianopeste nera
한국어흑사병
Lietuviųjuodoji mirtis
Latviešumelnā nāve
Nederlandszwarte dood
Polskiczarna śmierć
Portuguêspeste 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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