THE GREAT CALAMITY
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
The Great Calamity.
The Great Calamity - as a noun
A famine in ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to america)
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
the great hungerthe great starvationthe irish famineExample Sentences
"People have still not recovered from the great calamity that struck their village last year."
"Historians often refer to the great calamity as a turning point in the nation's history."
"Survivors of the great calamity were left homeless and traumatized."
"It took years to rebuild after the great calamity devastated the coastal town."
"The government declared a state of emergency following the great calamity."
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