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Black Plague

Black Plague proper noun: the Black Death.

Proper noun

the Black Plague

  1. The Black Death.

Origin of Black Plague

A modiciation of English Black Death, ultimately a partial calque of Danish den sorte død, sortedød and Swedish svarta döden, svartedöden (literally “black death”) since the 18th century, from Old Danish and Old Swedish, first attested in Swedish swarta dödhen (1540), svarthe döden (1555), then as a historical term; compare Norwegian svartedauden, Norwegian svartedauen.

Questions about Black Plague

What does Black Plague mean?
Black Plague means the Black Death.
What part of speech is Black Plague?
Black Plague is a proper noun.

Words near Black Plague in the dictionary

  1. black pilling
  2. black pills
  3. black pine
  4. black pines
  5. black pitohui
  6. Black Plague
  7. black plastic crap
  8. black plate
  9. black plum
  10. black plum of Illawarra
  11. black plums

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