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starvation

/stɑːˈveɪʃn/noun

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भुखमरी

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the state of suffering and death caused by having no food

    भुखमरी

    • die of starvation
    • Many people faced starvation during the long drought.

    Synonyms hunger famine malnutrition

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General knowledge

History: the Bengal Famine (1943) caused mass starvation.

इतिहास में बंगाल अकाल (1943) में बड़े पैमाने पर भुखमरी हुई।