In European history, the Middle Ages was the period between the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and about 1500 AD, especially the later part of this period.
Middle Ages in British English
nounthe Middle Ages European history
1.
(broadly) the period from the end of classical antiquity (or the deposition of the last W Roman emperor in 476 ad) to the Italian Renaissance (or the fall of Constantinople in 1453)
2.
(narrowly) the period from about 1000 ad to the 15th century
Compare Dark Ages
Middle Ages in American English
the period of European history between ancient and modern times, a.d. 476-c. 1450
Examples of 'Middle Ages' in a sentence
Middle Ages
I think he looks up sermons from the Middle Ages or something.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
For the Middle Ages, the death of a saint was an enormously important event.
Newbery, Linda RIDDLE ME THIS (2003)
In other languages
Middle Ages
British English: Middle Ages /ˈmɪdl ˈeɪdʒɪz/ NOUN
In European history, the Middle Ages was the period between the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and about 1500 AD, especially the later part of this period.
American English: Middle Ages
Arabic: الْعُصُورُ الْوُسْطَى
Brazilian Portuguese: Idade Média
Chinese: 中世纪
Croatian: srednji vijek
Czech: středověk
Danish: middelalder
Dutch: middeleeuwen
European Spanish: Edad Media
Finnish: keskiaika
French: Moyen-Âge
German: Mittelalter
Greek: Μεσαίωνας
Italian: Medioevo
Japanese: 中世
Korean: 중년
Norwegian: middelalderen
Polish: Średniowiecze
European Portuguese: Idade Média
Romanian: Evul Mediu
Russian: Средневековье
Latin American Spanish: Edad Media
Swedish: medeltiden
Thai: ยุคกลาง
Turkish: Orta Çağ
Ukrainian: Середньовіччя
Vietnamese: thời Trung cổ
Chinese translation of 'Middle Ages'
Middle Ages
n pl
the Middle Ages中世纪(紀) (zhōngshìjì)
in the Middle Ages在中世纪(紀)时(時)期 (zài zhōngshìjì shíqī)