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famine (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin fames 'hungry condition']
a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die
::the great potato famine in Ireland
severe/widespread famine
::Widespread famine had triggered a number of violent protests.
::A million people are facing famine .