the Middle Ages

noun

: the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

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Next year, a different historical period seems poised to infiltrate minds: the Middle Ages. Michael Gonchar, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 The estate has wine vats from the Middle Ages as well as a communal oven used by local home cooks. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025 Other options include the 15-day Trade Routes of the Middle Ages itinerary, which cruises from Barcelona to Bergen, stopping at cities such as Porto, Portugal, and Falmouth, England. Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024 In the Middle Ages, people took their pet squirrels for walks and decked them out in flashy accessories. The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Middle Ages 

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“The Middle Ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20Ages. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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