Famines

noun

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  1. 1
    plural of famine form-of, plural

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dearthabsenceariditybarrennessbeggarybirth control

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"For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines."

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