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Meanings of Black Death in English

Portuguese
peste negra
Catalan
pesta negra
Spanish
peste negra

The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe.

        peste negra
        Usage of Black Death in English
        1
        Plagues: Black Death; burials; causes; forensic anthropology; quarantine stations; scapegoats; spread; symptoms
        Vampire forensics: uncovering the origins of an enduring legend
        2
        Compromises are not considered; no one talks of reforming the Black Death.
        The Subterranean Brotherhood
        3
        Yet, in reality, you are worse a scourge than the Black Death.
        Right Ho, Jeeves
        4
        The Black Death, though its name is gone, lingers in malignant typhus.
        Hygeia, a City of Health
        5
        Thus much, from authentic sources, on the nature of the Black Death.
        The Black Death, and The Dancing Mania
        6
        It is already worse than the Black Death of the 14th century.
        The Irish Times
        7
        After all, nature tried to kill us all with the Black Death.
        The Guardian
        8
        The Black Death broke out in Ireland in the year 1348.
        An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
        9
        Millions were swept away by the Black Death; millions more by the Crusades.
        Outspoken Essays
        10
        It was the last and worst plague since the Black Death of 1348.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
        11
        Possibly its extinction was due to the Black Death in 1349.
        Yorkshire
        12
        Upon all this came the enormous incident of the Black Death.
        Europe and the Faith / "Sine auctoritate nulla vita"
        13
        Compared with such a plague as that, the Black Death would appear benign.
        The Subterranean Brotherhood
        14
        Known in Paris, I have heard, by the sobriquet of the Black Death?'
        Under the Red Robe
        15
        Yet the Black Death was far from being an isolated outburst.
        Jamaica Observer
        16
        In the case of Black Death, the distributors made no effort at all.
        The Irish Times
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        Translations for Black Death
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