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war⋅ren

  [wawr-uhn, wor-]
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–noun
1. a place where rabbits breed or abound.
2. a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME warenne < AF; OF g(u)arenne < Gmc *warinne game park, equiv. to *war- (base of *warjan to defend) + *-inne fem. n. suffix

War⋅ren

  [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.
3. Mercy Otis, 1728–1814, U.S. historian and poet (sister of James Otis).
4. Robert Penn, born 1905, U.S. novelist and poet: named the first U.S. poet laureate (1986–87).
5. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 161,134.
6. a city in NE Ohio, NW of Youngstown. 56,629.
7. a city in NW Pennsylvania. 12,146.
8. a town in E Rhode Island. 10,640.
9. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “protection.”
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war·ren   (wôr'ən, wŏr'-)   
n.  

    1. An area where rabbits live in burrows.

    2. A colony of rabbits. See Synonyms at flock1.

    3. An overcrowded living area.

    4. A mazelike place where one may easily become lost: a warren of narrow, dark alleys and side streets.

  2. An enclosure for small game animals.

    1. An overcrowded living area.

    2. A mazelike place where one may easily become lost: a warren of narrow, dark alleys and side streets.


[Middle English warenne, from Old North French, enclosure; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]
War·ren   (wôr'ən, wŏr'-)   

  1. A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 135,000.

  2. A city of northeast Ohio northwest of Youngstown. It is a manufacturing center. Population: 45,300.

Warren, Earl 1891-1974.  
American jurist who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1953-1969).
Warren, Joseph 1741-1775.  
American physician and patriot who instructed Paul Revere and William Dawes to make their ride to Lexington (April 18, 1775) and was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775).
Warren, Robert Penn 1905-1989.  
American writer and critic primarily known for his poetry. His works include the novel All the King's Men (1946) and many poetry collections, such as Promises (1957). In 1985 he was appointed the first American poet laureate.
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Word Origin & History

warren 
c.1378, "piece of land enclosed for breeding beasts and fowls," from Anglo-Fr. and O.N.Fr. warenne, O.Fr. garenna "game park," possibly from Gaulish *varenna "enclosed area," related to *varros "post." Or the O.Fr. forms may derive from the prp. of O.Fr. warir "defend, keep," from the Gmc. root *war- "to protect, guard" (source of O.E. warian "take care;" see warrant (n.)). Later esp. "piece of land for breeding of rabbits" (c.1400), which led to the transf. sense of "cluster of densely populated living spaces" (c.1649).
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Medical Dictionary

Warren War·ren (wôr'ən), John Collins. 1778-1856.

American surgeon who gave the first public demonstration (1846) of the use of ether as an anesthetic for a surgical procedure.

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