The long drought was followed by famine.
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Drought
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Synonyms for "drought" (57 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (17)
destitutiondrynessemptinessempty stomachfaminehollow hungerhungerhungrinessimperfectionimpoverishment
Related words (28)
incompletenessjuicelessnesslackneedomissionpolydipsiarelishsaplessnessshortageshortcomingshortfallstarvationstomachsweet toothtapewormtastethirstthirstinesstorment of tantaluswant
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2 entriesagricultural droughtmeteorological drought
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6 entriesagricultural droughtdrought indexdrought reliefprolonged droughtsevere droughtwater shortage
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18 total sentences available.
Many peasants died during the drought.
Source: tatoeba (48888)
In the drought, many people and animals starved to death.
Source: tatoeba (48889)
Unless it rains in Ethiopia soon, there could be severe drought problems.
Source: tatoeba (52233)
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