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Famine
/fˈæmɪn/
/ˈfæmən/
[noun]
Famine
[NOUN]
1
a situation where there is not enough food that causes hunger and death
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2
an acute insufficiency
synonyms :
dearth
shortage
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Examples
1.
The
bad
weather
brought
famine
.
2.
Famine
followed
in
the
wake
of
the
drought
.
3.
The
famine
caused
great
suffering
among
the
population
.
4.
Many
farmers
lost
their
livestock
during
the
famine
.
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