warren
war·ren (wôr′ən, wär′-)
noun
- Historical, Brit. a piece of land enclosed for the breeding of game
- a space or limited area in which rabbits breed or are numerous
- any building or group of buildings crowded like a rabbit warren
Etymology: ME wareine < NormFr warenne < warir, to preserve < Frank *warjan: see warrant
War·ren (wôr′ən, wär′-)
noun
Etymology: NormFr warin < ? OHG Warin, the Varini, a people mentioned by Tacitus
War·ren (wôr′ən, wär′-)
- Warren, Earl 1891-1974; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1953-69)
- Warren, Robert Penn 1905-89; U.S. writer & poet: 1st poet laureate of the U.S. (1986-87)
War·ren (wôr′ən, wär′-)
Etymology: after Dr. Joseph Warren (1741-75), killed at Bunker Hill
city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 138,000Etymology: after Moses Warren, 19th-c. U.S. surveyor
city in NE Ohio: pop. 47,000
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