famine
nounUK /ˈfæm.ɪn/
US /ˈfæm.ɪn/
A famine is a time when there is not enough food for everyone to eat.
The long drought caused a famine that left many families hungry.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. An extreme and widespread scarcity of anything.
The desert was a water famine for the travelers.
3. A severe lack of a particular resource or commodity.
The city faced a housing famine after the population boom.
4. A period of great hunger and suffering caused by food scarcity.
Historical records describe a famine that lasted three years.