Definition of "famines" []

• Plural form of famine. (noun)

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• "Sometimes a coming famine was prophesied; at other times, the famines were the result of war and siege."
• "The reason for this lack of prominence is simply that, except for localised problems such as famines or droughts or wars (which often coincide), the world has generally been able to feed itself."
• "In ancient times simple people, bewildered by natural events such as famines, floods and other natural disasters created gods from those who gave them answers."