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)
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the great starvation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | the great calamity, the great hunger, the irish famine |
| Type of | famine |
Examples of the great starvation
the great starvation
The great famine of that year, through starvation or emigration, nearly halved Ireland's population.
From the kansas.com
But glossing over the man-made causes of hunger and starvation in the region and the great difficulties in addressing them will not help resolve the crisis.
From the guardian.co.uk
He proved himself as a excellent manager during the year of the great Famine when his dynamic abilities saved millions from starvation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
People in his country die in great numbers due to starvation and lack of even the most basic medical or sanitary devices.
From the world.time.com
Wasn't the great Tory dream that you slash benefits and the poor suddenly rush out to work motivated by fear of starvation, illness, homelessness and cold?
From the guardian.co.uk
A great many Seminole died of disease or starvation in Florida, on the journey west, and after they reached Indian Territory.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The blockade of Leningrad may have been the only instance in the 20th century when an invader sought to destroy a great city by starvation.
From the washingtontimes.com
I find it somewhat difficult to worry about the corals when millions of Africans are about to die this year from starvation, a great majority of them children.
From the independent.co.uk
His one great failing in that area was the over protection of one such area which led to mass starvation of the resident Mule deer herd.
From the newscientist.com
