calamity


Definition: Meaning of, calamity in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəˈlamɪti /

  • noun
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calamity calamities
[countable]
  1. a terrible and unexpected event that causes a lot of damage or suffering [=  disaster]
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calamity used in phrases

  • Calamity Jane (noun)
    1. 1852-1903 united States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship
  • the Great Calamity (noun)
    1. most to America a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated
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