famine
IPA: fˈæmʌn
noun
- (uncountable) Extreme shortage of food in a region.
- (countable) A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
- (dated) Starvation or malnutrition.
- Severe shortage or lack of something.
- (mythology) The personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.
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Examples of "famine" in Sentences
- It was the worst famine of the century.
- Famine followed the war and pestilence.
- Did the costs rise because of the famine
- The famine was the fault of the government.
- The article is about the famine in Ukraine.
- It is the definitive account of the famine years.
- The emphasize the political aspect of the famine.
- The Age of Despair is a time of famine and of evil.
- The lyrics emphasize the political aspect of the famine.
- After the famine the leadership of the republic was dismissed.
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