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Famine vs Hinger - What's the difference?

famine | hinger |

Hinger is likely misspelled.


Hinger has no English definition.

As a noun famine

is extreme shortage of food in a region.

As a proper noun Famine

is the personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.

famine

English

Noun

(wikipedia famine)
  • (uncountable) extreme shortage of food in a region
  • * 1971 , Central Institute of Research & Training in Public Cooperation
    • Dr. Bhatia pointed out that famine had occurred in all ages and in all societies where means of communication and transport were not developed.
  • (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
    • The root causes of the current famine are known: poverty, low health standards....

    hinger

    Not English

    Hinger has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'hinger':

    hanger, hangar, hunker, hunger, hanker, honker, hunkier, homager, hinkier