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Hungry Forties

Hungry Forties proper noun: an economic depression in Britain in the 1840s, caused by potato blight.

Proper noun

the Hungry Forties pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An economic depression in Britain in the 1840s, caused by potato blight.

Questions about Hungry Forties

What does Hungry Forties mean?
Hungry Forties means an economic depression in Britain in the 1840s, caused by potato blight.
What part of speech is Hungry Forties?
Hungry Forties is a proper noun.

Words near Hungry Forties in the dictionary

  1. hungrily
  2. hungriness
  3. hungrisome
  4. hungry
  5. hungry as a hog
  6. Hungry Forties
  7. hungry gap
  8. hungry gaps
  9. hungry ghost
  10. Hungry Ghost Festival
  11. hungry ghosts

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