warren

[ wawr-uhn, wor- ]

noun
  1. a place where rabbits breed or abound.

  2. a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters.

Origin of warren

1
1350–1400; Middle English warenne<Anglo-French; Old French g(u)arenne<Germanic *warinne game park, equivalent to *war- (base of *warjan to defend) + *-inne feminine noun suffix

Other definitions for Warren (2 of 2)

Warren
[ wawr-uhn, wor- ]

noun
  1. Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.

  2. Joseph, 1741–75, American physician, statesman, and patriot.

  1. Mercy Otis, 1728–1814, U.S. historian and poet (sister of James Otis).

  2. Robert Penn, 1905–89, U.S. novelist and poet: named the first U.S. poet laureate (1986–87).

  3. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.

  4. a city in NE Ohio, NW of Youngstown.

  5. a city in NW Pennsylvania.

  6. a town in E Rhode Island.

  7. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “protection.”

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British Dictionary definitions for warren (1 of 3)

warren

/ (ˈwɒrən) /


noun
  1. a series of interconnected underground tunnels in which rabbits live

  2. a colony of rabbits

  1. an overcrowded area or dwelling

    • mainly British an enclosed place where small game animals or birds are kept, esp for breeding, or a part of a river or lake enclosed by nets in which fish are kept (esp in the phrase beasts or fowls of warren)

    • English legal history a franchise permitting one to keep animals, birds, or fish in this way

Origin of warren

1
C14: from Anglo-French warenne, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German werien to preserve

British Dictionary definitions for Warren (2 of 3)

Warren1

/ (ˈwɒrən) /


noun
  1. a city in the US, in SE Michigan, northeast of Detroit. Pop: 136 016 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Warren (3 of 3)

Warren2

/ (ˈwɒrən) /


noun
  1. Earl. 1891–1974, US lawyer; chief justice of the US (1953–69). He chaired the commission that investigated the murder of President Kennedy

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