Definition
Plural of famine; widespread shortages of food causing extreme hunger and starvation in a population.
Etymology
From Old French famine, from Latin famēs (hunger). The word originally meant just 'hunger' but came to specifically mean severe, widespread food shortage.
Kelly Says
Famines are no longer primarily acts of nature—modern famines are almost always political, caused by war, trade restrictions, or deliberate policies. The Irish Potato Famine killed over a million partly due to British grain exports continuing during starvation.
Translations
CACatalà
famines
fa-mi-nes
CSČeština
hladové
hlah-doh-veh
DADansk
hungersnød
hoon-gers-noed
DEDeutsch
Hungersnöte
hoon-gurs-no-teh
ELΕλληνικά
κοινωνική πείνα
koin-o-ni-kee pe-e-nah
ESEspañol
hambrunas
am-broo-nas
FRFrançais
famines
fa-meen
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemiskinan
ke-mis-ki-nan
ITItaliano
famine
fa-mee-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
kemiskinan
ke-mis-ki-nan
MYမြန်မာ
စားမစရာ
sa-ma-sa-ra
NLNederlands
hongersnood
hon-gers-nood
NONorsk
hungersnød
hoon-gers-noed
PTPortuguês
faminas
fa-mee-nas
RORomână
foamete
fo-ah-meh-teh
RUРусский
засуха
za-soo-kha
SVSvenska
faminer
fa-mee-ner
THไทย
ความอดอยาก
kwǎm-ǎd-yǎk
TRTürkçe
kıtlıklar
kit-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
голод
ho-lod
VITiếng Việt
famines
fa-mi-nes
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la