# Mittelalter

Mittelalter is a German proper name meaning “the Middle Ages (period of chiefly European history)”.

## In other languages

- Русский: средневековье
- Українська: середньовіччя

## Proper name

1. the Middle Ages (period of chiefly European history)

## Noun

1. _figurative · no plural_ dark ages, an uncultured or barbaric era (from a misrepresented view with roots in Renaissance and Protestant thought)
   - Wenn das so weitergeht, fallen wir zurück in finsterstes Mittelalter! — If it goes on like this, we’ll slide back into the deepest dark ages!
2. _archaic · humorous · no plural_ middle age (of life)
3. _collective · colloquial · derogatory · no plural_ middle-aged people
   - In dem Laden hängt mir zu viel Mittelalter ab. — There are too many middle-agers hanging out at that place for my taste.
4. Middle Ages
   - Im Geschichtsunterricht befassen wir uns gerade mit dem Mittelalter.

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