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Meanings of black plague 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
Synonyms
Examples for "Black Death"
Examples for "Black Death"
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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
Usage of black plague in English
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The howlers spread talk of yellow peril and black plague to follow.
Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
2
I wouldn't touch you any more than I would the black plague.
A Girl of the Limberlost
3
The lab director compared it to a supersonic black plague.'
The Descent
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See Also: Image: Historical reenactment of the black plague.
Wired
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I bet you would send black plague to that island if you only knew how-eh, what?
Victory: An Island Tale
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Image: Historical reenactment of the black plague.
Wired
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And they still carry the black plague.
I shot you babe
8
If this virus spread between people more easily, it would probably be more deadly than the black plague.
Reuters
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The mental shock sustained by all nations during the prevalence of the black plague is beyond parallel and description.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
10
Has he the black plague?
The Man on the Box
11
Demoralization, like the black plague of the middle ages, spread in every direction immediately following the first overt acts of war.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
12
The spirilla, as scientists now know, belong to the same family as those which cause what we call, euphemistically, the ' black plague.'
The Poisoned Pen
13
If he got mad, he'd shoot a special arrow that exploded into a foul vapor and spread smallpox or black plague or anthrax.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
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It was as if he were the owner of the trading ship that had brought the black plague to Europe in the Middle Ages.
Time After Time
15
If he complains of vaccination, what would he say of the more recent discovery of remedies for typhoid fever, yellow fever and the black plague?
In His Image
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Childcare costs teeter on the equivalent of a second mortgage, we worry about outdoor space and infections spread at the rate of the black plague.
The South African
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Translations for black plague
Portuguese
peste negra
Black plague through the time