Spanish influenza
A form of influenza that spread to nearly every part of the world in a pandemic…A form of influenza that spread to nearly every part of the world in a pandemic between 1918 and 1920, killing from 20 to 100 million people.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A form of influenza that spread to nearly every part of the world in a pandemic between 1918 and 1920, killing from 20 to 100 million people.
Spanische Grippe
испа́нкаispánka
Translations
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Origin
Named after Spain, which reported on the spread of disease as a neutral state while most oNamed after Spain, which reported on the spread of disease as a neutral state while most other countries fighting World War I impose censorship, leading to a mistaken impression that it was concentrated in Spain.
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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