Famine Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

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1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• famine (noun)

famine

/ˈfæmən/

noun

plural

famines

famine

/ˈfæmən/

noun

plural

famines

Britannica Dictionary definition of FAMINE

:

a situation in which many people do not have enough food to eat

[count]

• The famine affected half the continent.

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[noncount]

• millions killed by war, drought, and famine

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