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Defenition of the word Black Plague

    • Defenition of the word Black Plague

      • A pandemic (thought to be caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) which ravaged Asia und Europe in the 14th century (peaking between 1347 and 1351) and is estimated to have killed 30-60% of Europe's population.
      • the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages
      • the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

    Synonyms for the word Black Plague

      • Black Death

    Hypernyms for the word Black Plague

      • bubonic plague
      • glandular plague
      • pestis bubonica

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