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famine

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en-us undefinedfamine
Main Example

The country was suffering from a terrible famine.

Example context
en-us flagThe nation was experiencing a severe food shortage.
Grammatical Info:
Noun (n.)

a severe shortage of food resulting in hunger and starvation in a population

Other Example

A famine struck the region.

en-us flagA famine struck the region.

They feared a widespread famine.

en-us flagThey were afraid of a widespread famine.

The famine caused much suffering.

en-us flagThe famine resulted in widespread suffering.
Synonyms

widespread famine

en-us flagwidespread famine

terrible famine

en-us flagterrible famine

food famine

en-us flagfood famine
Synonyms

starvation

scarcity

deprivation

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