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famine Noun a severe shortage of food [Latin fames hunger]
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famine Translations n famine [ˈfӕmin] (a) great lack or shortage especially of food Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine. hongersnood, gebrek, nood نَقْص، مَجاعَه، جوع глад hladomor hungersnød; sult die Hungersnot λιμός hambre, hambruna näljahäda قحطی nälänhätä famine רָעָב अकाल gladovanje, nestašica éhínség bahaya kelaparan hallæri carestia 飢きん 기근, 기아 badas bads kebuluran hongersnood hungersnød, matmangel głód fome foamete голод hladomor lakota glad hungersnöd ความอดอยาก kıtlık, açlık 飢荒 голод غذا کی شدید قلت ،قحط nạn đói kém 饥荒 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ever arose the increasing tale of famine on the Inside. When the babe was three years old, just after the great war, during which no man could sow or reap, a famine came upon the land, and the people murmured because of the famine, and looked round like a starved lion for something to rend. He must have been born in some time of general drought and famine, or upon one of those fast days for which his state is famous. |
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