a place where rabbits breed or abound.
a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters.
Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.
Joseph, 1741–75, American physician, statesman, and patriot.
Mercy Otis, 1728–1814, U.S. historian and poet (sister of James Otis).
Robert Penn, 1905–89, U.S. novelist and poet: named the first U.S. poet laureate (1986–87).
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
a city in NE Ohio, NW of Youngstown.
a city in NW Pennsylvania.
a town in E Rhode Island.
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “protection.”
a series of interconnected underground tunnels in which rabbits live
a colony of rabbits
an overcrowded area or dwelling
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
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
When Bugs Bunny outruns Elmer Fudd and vanishes down his rabbit hole, he's escaping into a warren — a network of underground tunnels where rabbits live. A warren isn't just the maze-like tunnels where rabbits live. You may encounter a warren of subway tunnels or a warren of interconnected bomb shelters. Bring those narrow paths above ground and cluster them with homes and you have another kind of warren, or a maze-like residential area.
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From War to Warren G and Sublime to Snoop, Long Beach has a rich musical history.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
In a victory for the civil rights movement, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote that states cannot use trespass laws against individuals protesting state-mandated segregation policies.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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