famine

nounB1 · Intermediate

Time when there is very little food.

Meaning of «famine»

noun

time when there is very little food

The famine forced many families to leave their homes.

Translation

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The difference between similar words

not having enough food

hungerthe feeling of needing foodThe children cried with hunger.

starvationsuffering or dying because there is no foodMany people in the camp faced starvation.

faminea time when a whole area has very little foodThe country had a famine after two dry years.

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