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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfamine
/ˈfæmɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Extreme scarcity of food.
"Crop failure caused a widespread famine in the region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French famine, based on Latin fames 'hunger'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "famine" is said worldwide
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famine
Transliteration: famine
"La famine a touché des millions de personnes."
Hungersnot
Transliteration: Hungersnot
"Die Hungersnot kostete viele Menschen das Leben."
carestia
Transliteration: carestia
"La carestia ha devastato l'intero paese."
hambruna
Transliteration: hambruna
"La sequía provocó una grave hambruna."
fome
Transliteration: fome
"A fome afetou milhares de famílias."
अकाल
Transliteration: akaal
"सूखे के कारण देश में अकाल पड़ गया।"
饥荒
Transliteration: jīhuāng
"这场饥荒持续了两年。"
기근
Transliteration: gigeun
"흉년으로 인해 심각한 기근이 발생했다."
飢饉
Transliteration: kikin
"その飢饉で多くの人が亡くなった。"
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