What does famine mean in crosswords?

famine means: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

Which crossword clues can have famine as the answer?

Possible clues for famine include "Severe food shortage".

Word entry · 6 letters

Best crossword clue

"Severe food shortage"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfæmɪn/Part of speech nounSorted aefimnStarts with FEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word

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a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

Borrowed from Middle French famine, itself from the root of Latin fames. Cognate with Spanish hambruna (“famine”).

“Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.”
“His own flesh, however, which he lost by famine, shall be restored to him by Him who can recover even what has evaporated.”
“the Lancashire Cotton Famine”

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