FAMINE


Meaning of FAMINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-mən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from feim, faim hunger, from Latin fames

Date: 14th century

1. : an extreme scarcity of food

2. archaic : starvation

3. archaic : a ravenous appetite

4. : a great shortage

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.