Black Death
English
Proper noun
the Black Death
- (pathology, historical) 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.
- 2013, Gore, Al, “Earth Inc.”, in The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, New York: Random House, →ISBN, LCCN 2012039890, OCLC 827202765, page 18:
- 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.
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Synonyms
- the Black Plague
- the Plague
Translations
14th century pandemic outbreak
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See also
- bubonic plague