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bubonic plague

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Bosanskipest
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻipiwa ʻeleʻele
Hrvatskipest
日本語腺ペスト
Kurdîpest
Nederlandsbuilenpest
Portuguêspeste bubônica
Српскиpest
Svenskaböldpest
Kiswahilitauni

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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