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famine vs the Great Starvation

the Great Starvation vs famine

famine and the Great Starvation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
famine Yes No No No
the Great Starvation Yes No No No
As nouns, the Great Starvation is a hyponym of famine; that is, the Great Starvation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than famine:
  • famine: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
  • the Great Starvation: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
Other hyponyms of famine include the Great Calamity, the Great Hunger, the Irish Famine.
famine (noun) the Great Starvation (noun)
a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
an acute insufficiency
Difference between famine and the Great Starvation

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