FAMINE


Meaning of FAMINE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ devastating , great , severe , terrible

▪ widespread

▪ man-made

VERB + FAMINE

▪ face , suffer

Four million people are now facing ~.

countries that regularly suffer ~s

▪ survive

▪ cause

▪ prevent

FAMINE + VERB

▪ strike

When ~ strikes, it is often women and children who suffer the most.

FAMINE + NOUN

▪ relief

▪ victim

PREPOSITION

▪ during a/the ~

Thousands of people died during the terrible ~ of that year.

PHRASES

▪ a threat of ~

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