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Disease! Crash Course World History 203
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Eating posted on 2014/11/02Ever wonder how diseases have shaped human history? This Crash Course video dives into pandemics like the Black Death and their massive impact, perfect for boosting your vocabulary with terms like 'Columbian Exchange' and 'speculative history'! You'll get a fascinating look at how history is made, all while picking up some awesome new words.
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black death
US /blæk dɛθ/
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UK /blæk deθ/
- Proper Noun
- A devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s.
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More the most
US /ði most/
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UK /ðə məust/
- Determiner
- Surpassing all others in quantity or degree
- Pronoun
- The majority of
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US /bju:ˌbɑ:nɪk ˈpleɪg/
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UK /bju:ˌbɒnɪk ˈpleɪg/
- Noun
- A highly infectious and deadly disease transmitted by fleas carrying the bacterium Yersinia pestis, characterized by swollen lymph nodes (buboes), fever, and septicemia.
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US /kræʃ kɔː(r)s/
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UK /kræʃ kɔː(r)s/
- Noun
- A course in which you learn a lot about a subject in a very short time.
- A quick introduction to a subject.
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