"Starving Time" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Starving Time [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=the Starving Time}} the Starving Time
  1. (US, historical) A period of starvation during the winter of 1609–1610 in Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-Starving_Time-en-name-vcsmjMRQ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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