water shortage

noun

A shortage or scarcity of water.

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Meanings

nounwater shortage (plural water shortages)

plural water shortages

  1. A shortage or scarcity of water.

Translations

Dutch watertekort
  • watertekortTranslations
Finnish vesipula, vedenpuute
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  • vedenpuuteTranslations
French pénurie d'eau
  • pénurie d'eauTranslations
German Wassermangel, Wasserknappheit
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  • WasserknappheitTranslations
Japanese 渇水
  • 渇水 (kassui)Translations
Norwegian Bokmål vannmangel
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Persian کمبود آب
  • کمبود آب (kambud-e âb)Translations
Polish bezwodzie
  • bezwodzieTranslations
Russian безво́дье
  • безво́дье (bezvódʹje)Translations
Swedish vattenbrist
  • vattenbristTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

water shortage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20shortage

MLA

“water shortage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20shortage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water shortage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20shortage.

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