warren
[ wawr-uh n, wor- ]
/ ˈwɔr ən, ˈwɒr- /
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noun
a place where rabbits breed or abound.
a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters.
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Origin of warren
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
Definition for warren (2 of 2)
Warren
[ wawr-uh n, wor- ]
/ ˈwɔr ən, ˈwɒr- /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for warren (1 of 3)
warren
/ (ˈwɒrən) /
noun
a series of interconnected underground tunnels in which rabbits live
a colony of rabbits
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
Word Origin for warren
C14: from Anglo-French warenne, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German werien to preserve
British Dictionary definitions for warren (2 of 3)
Warren
1/ (ˈwɒrən) /
noun
a city in the US, in SE Michigan, northeast of Detroit. Pop: 136 016 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for warren (3 of 3)
Warren
2/ (ˈwɒrən) /
noun
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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Word Origin and History for warren
warren
late 14c., "piece of land enclosed for breeding beasts and fowls," from Anglo-French and Old North French warenne, Old French garenna "game park," possibly from Gaulish *varenna "enclosed area," related to *varros "post." Or the Old French forms may derive from the present participle of Old French warir "defend, keep," from the Germanic root *war- "to protect, guard" (source of Old English warian "take care;" see warrant (n.)). Later especially "piece of land for breeding of rabbits" (c.1400), which led to the transferred sense of "cluster of densely populated living spaces" (1640s).
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Medicine definitions for warren
Warren
[ wôr′ən ]
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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