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  • famine — /fam in/, n. 1. extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area. 2. any extreme and general scarcity. 3. extreme hunger; starvation. [1325 75; ME < MF, deriv. of faim hunger ( < L fames); see INE2] Syn. 2.… …   Universalium

  • Famine — This article is about scarcity of food. For other uses, see Famine (disambiguation). Child victim of the Holodomor. A famine is a widespread scarcity of food. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation …   Wikipedia

  • famine theft — n. A theft of food or medicine motivated by extreme poverty. famine theft adj. Example Citations: Venezuela s Supreme Court is considering allowing famine thefts . Anyone suffering prolonged poverty will be able to steal food, medicine or… …   New words

  • North Korean famine — Arduous March 고난의 행군 Country North Korea Location national Period 1994 1998 Total deaths 0.9 to 3.5 million Observations Economic mismanagement,[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Agra famine of 1837–38 — The Agra famine of 1837–38 [ The famine is often referred to as the Agra famine because, just before it began, the North Western Provinces, then the Ceded and Conquered Provinces, were to have become the Presidency of Agra ; later, in 1904, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Vietnamese Famine of 1945 — The Vietnamese Famine of 1945 (Vietnamese: Nạn đói Ất Dậu Famine of the Ất Dậu Year) was a famine that occurred in northern Vietnam from October 1944 to May 1945, during the Japanese occupation of the country. Between 400,000 and 2 million people …   Wikipedia

  • china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

  • China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

  • India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

  • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Cap.: Moscow. Also called Russia, Soviet …   Universalium

  • France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

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