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famine
[ fam-in ]
noun
- extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- any extreme and general scarcity.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- extreme hunger; starvation.
famine
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a severe shortage of food, as through crop failure or overpopulation
- acute shortage of anything
- violent hunger
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of famine1
Idioms and Phrases
see feast or famine .Example Sentences
Agency for International Development, Trump’s administration is denying financial support for life-saving medical interventions and access to clean water, food and shelter in countries ravaged by war, famine and natural disasters.
The siege had caused a new famine by the time that Israel, acting with U.S. consent, torpedoed the ceasefire with dozens of simultaneous strikes by hundreds of warplanes.
More than 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes and millions face acute food shortages, with parts of the country driven into famine.
But Sudan's people continue to bear the brunt of the war, which has inflicted massive death, destruction and human rights violations on civilians, and driven parts of the country into famine.
“There are five childhood diseases all kids are supposed to be immunized from under the age of five, because children die first in the famine, then pregnant women and lactating mothers,” Natsios said.
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