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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'famine' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions famine noun  (uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region 1971, Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation :Dr. Bhatia pointed out that had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed. (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 are known: poverty, low health standards.... During times of Translations:  Dutch: hongersnood(nl)m French: famine(fr)f German: Hungersnot Spanish: hambruna(es), hambre(es) Etymology: From French, famine.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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