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Etymology
From F. #French|famine.

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æmɪn|-æmɪn
audio|en-us-famine.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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1. uncountable extreme shortage of food in a region

#*1971, Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
#*:Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.

1. countable a period of extreme shortage of food in a region

#*1986, United States Congress, House Select Committee on Hunger, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Famine and Recovery in Africa
#*:The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....

1. During times of famine

Translations

trans-top|extreme shortage of food in a region
Arabic: ��ص ا�غذاء
Czech: t-|cs|hladomor|m
Danish: t-|da|hungersnød|c
Dutch: t+|nl|hongersnood|m
Finnish: nälänhätä
Frisian: hongersneed, breakrapte
French: t+|fr|famine|f
German: Hungersnot f
Greek: t|el|λιμ��|m|scGrek (limós), t|el|�είνα|f|scGrek (peína)
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Hungarian: éhínség
Ido: famino
Japanese: 飢�(���, kikin)
Kurdish: t|ku|xela f
Norwegian: t-|no|hungersnød|m
Portugues: fome f
Spanish: t-|es|hambruna, t+|es|hambre
Swedish: hungersnöd
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trans-top|a period of extreme shortage of food in a region
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French

Etymology
From L. fames "hunger".

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #Noun|famine

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