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Meaning of Black Death | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.

historical

Equivalents

العربية مَوْت أَسْوَد
Català pesta negra
Español peste negra
Suomi musta surma
Français peste noire
Íslenska svarti dauði
Italiano peste nera
日本語 黒死病
한국어 흑사병
Lietuvių juodoji mirtis
Latviešu melnā nāve
Nederlands zwarte dood
Português peste negra
Română ciumă pestă

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.
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