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food security

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The measure of the availability of food and the ability of a person's access to it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: food insecurity

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 糧食安全 /粮食安全 (loeng4 sik6 on1 cyun4) — measure of the availability of food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糧食安全 /粮食安全 (liángshíānquán) — measure of the availability of food
  • German: Ernährungssicherung — measure of the availability of food
  • German: Ernährungssicherheit — measure of the availability of food
  • German: Nahrungssicherung — measure of the availability of food
  • German: Nahrungssicherheit — measure of the availability of food
  • Greek: επισιτιστική ασφάλεια (episitistikí asfáleia) — measure of the availability of food
  • Hindi: खाद्य सुरक्षा (khādya surakṣā) — measure of the availability of food
  • Vietnamese: an ninh lương thực — measure of the availability of food