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IELTS word

famine

/ˈfæmən/noun

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English definition

a long period when many people lack enough food

Common phrases / collocations

  1. severe famine
  2. prevent famine
  3. famine relief

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    Failed crops left the family facing famine.

  2. 2.

    The drought caused a serious famine.

  3. 3.

    Aid helped families during the famine.

Visual learning

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A family shares a small bowl of grain beside failed dry crops.
a long period when many people lack enough food
1crops fail
2very little food
crops fail→very little food