Famine
WordNet
noun
(1) A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
(2) An acute insufficiency
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- 1971, Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
- 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....
- 1986, United States Congress, House Select Committee on Hunger, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Famine and Recovery in Africa
- During times of famine