the Great Starvation

theg·reats·tar·vation

uncommon

noun

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)

Synonyms

the Irish Famine
the Great Hunger
the Great Starvation
the Great Calamity

Related words

Broader terms

famine

Grammar

noun
singular	the great starvation
plural	the great starvations

Nearby words

the Great Commoner the Great Compromiser the Great Depression the Great Elector the Great Hunger the green-eyed monster The Hague the Hill the Himalaya The Holy See

Browse

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Random word