black death

• Terme historique désignant la pandémie dévastatrice de peste bubonique qui a frappé l'Europe et l'Asie au milieu du XIVe siècle, causant des millions de morts.

A historical term referring to the devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people.

1. Historical pandemicB2formal

   A devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-14th century, killing millions.

   Peste noire

   • The Black Death killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe.
   • Historians study the social impact of the Black Death on medieval society.
   • The Black Death spread rapidly along trade routes.