famine

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a situation in which many people do not have enough food and many of them starve to death

• famine in a country/region

Collocations famine relief · famine victims

• The country was hit by famine.

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Khủng hoảng thiếu hụt

a situation in which there is not enough of something that is needed, especially food or money

• famine of sth

Collocations a famine of information · a famine of ideas

• There was a famine of good news.

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