Karen

(kə ren)

noun

  1. pl. Karens or Karen a member of a group of peoples of S and SE Myanmar and of Thailand
  2. their Sino-Tibetan language

Origin: Burmese kayin, name of one of the peoples

noun

a feminine name

See Karen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Karen Karen or Ka·rens
  1. A member of a Thai people inhabiting southern and eastern Myanmar (Burma).
  2. Any of the Tibeto-Burman languages of this people.

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