Hungersnot

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Hungersnot

[ˈhʊŋɐsˌnoːt]

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Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Hunger und Not sowie dem Fugenelement -s

noun Hungersnot · Hungersnöte · Hungersnöten

so großer Mangel an Nahrungsmitteln in einer bestimmten Region, dass viele Menschen dort unterernährt sind oder sogar verhungern Aufgrund der anhaltenden Dürre ist ganz Somalia von einer Hungersnot bedroht.
Opposite: Geldnot, Wassernot, Dürre

In English

famine extreme shortage of food in a region
dearth period when food is rare

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@misc{hungersnot_2026,
  title = {Hungersnot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/hungersnot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}