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famine  2005 Sub-Saharan African Food Crisis  Causes of famines  chronic hunger  Famine-stricken
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A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death WordNet 3.0
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A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, natural disasters, crop failure, widespread poverty, an economic catastrophe or government policies. Wikipedia
Widespread shortage of food that may apply to any faunal species. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Widespread scarcity of food followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality Wikidata
A severe shortage of food, as through crop failure or over population. It may be due to poor harvests following drought, floods, earthquake, war, social conflict, etc. OmegaWiki