Famine vs Gamine - What's the difference?
famine | gamine |
(uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region
* 1971 , Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
(countable) a period of extreme shortage of food in a region
* 1986 , United States Congress, House Select Committee on Hunger, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Famine and Recovery in Africa
As nouns the difference between famine and gamine
is that famine is extreme shortage of food in a region while gamine is a (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.As a proper noun Famine
is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.As an adjective gamine is
(of a girl) having a boyish, mischievous charm; tomboyish.famine
English
Noun
(wikipedia famine)- Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.
- The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....
