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famine meaning in Bengali

দুর্ভিক্ষ durbhikkho

/ˈfæm.ɪn/US/ˈfæm.ən/

famine in Bengali: দুর্ভিক্ষ (durbhikkho). In English, famine means extreme shortage of food in a region.

Bengali words for famine

famine
দুর্ভিক্ষ durbhikkho

English meaning of famine

  1. noun Extreme shortage of food in a region.
  2. noun A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
  3. noun Starvation or malnutrition.
  4. noun Severe shortage or lack of something.

Full definition of famine

famine in a sentence

  • the Lancashire Cotton Famine

Synonyms of famine

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Questions about famine in Bengali

What is the meaning of famine in Bengali?
Famine in Bengali is দুর্ভিক্ষ (durbhikkho).
famine এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Famine: দুর্ভিক্ষ (durbhikkho).
What does famine mean in English?
Famine means extreme shortage of food in a region.

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Bengali words from Wiktionary's Bengali entries whose English meaning is “famine”: দুর্ভিক্ষ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: famine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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