How to say "hunger, famine" in Russian?

Голод

"hunger, famine" is Голод in Russian.

Голод means "hunger, famine" in English.

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Word #2557 of 4,000 by frequency in Russian — level B2.

Example

В этой стране голод унёс тысячи жизней.

In this country, famine took thousands of lives.