famines
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Definitions
noun
- Extreme shortage of food in a region.
- A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
- Starvation or malnutrition.
- Severe shortage or lack of something.
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Synonyms
dearthshortagepotato faminestarvationdroughtsfamishstarvingpovertyfamishesprivationsgenocidesfamishedhungerepidemicsstarveplagues