warren
noun
war·ren
| \ ˈwȯr-ən
, ˈwär-\
, ˈwär-\
Definition of warren
(Entry 1 of 7)
1 chiefly British
a
: a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
b
: the privilege of hunting game in such a warren
2a(1)
: an area (as of uncultivated ground) where rabbits breed
(2)
: a structure where rabbits are kept or bred
b
: the rabbits of a warren
3a
: a crowded tenement or district
b
: a maze of passageways or small rooms
Warren
biographical name (1)
War·ren
| \ ˈwȯr-ən
, ˈwär-\
, ˈwär-\
Definition of Warren (Entry 2 of 7)
Earl 1891–1974 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1953–69)
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biographical name (2)Definition of Warren (Entry 3 of 7)
Gou*ver*neur
\ ˌgə-vər-ˈnir
, ËŒgÉ™-vÉ™-\
Kemble 1830–1882 American general
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Kemble 1830–1882 American general
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biographical name (3)Definition of Warren (Entry 4 of 7)
Joseph 1741–1775 American physician and general in Revolution
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biographical name (4)Definition of Warren (Entry 5 of 7)
J. Robin 1937–     Australian pathologist
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biographical name (5)Definition of Warren (Entry 6 of 7)
Robert Penn 1905–1989 American author and educator; poet laureate (1986–87)
Warren
geographical name
War·ren
| \ ˈwȯr-ən
, ˈwär-\
, ˈwär-\
Definition of Warren (Entry 7 of 7)
1
city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 134,056
2
city in northeastern Ohio northwest of Youngstown population 41,557
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Examples of warren in a Sentence
Noun
a warren of narrow hallways got lost in the warren of interconnected side streetsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
On a Sunday in June, around 8 km from the warren of corporate offices in Sarjapur, Suresh Kumar stood on a small patch of land, extolling the virtues of growing edible weeds. — Shailaja Tripathi, Quartz India, "Bengalureans want India’s Silicon Valley to live up to its garden city tag," 12 Aug. 2019 Their centres are warrens built around foot traffic, that had to be trimmed, straightened and trained like rose bushes as car ownership grew. — The Economist, "Streets ahead," 1 Aug. 2019 CrimeReads In quaint Ojai, about 25 minutes north of the city of Ventura, a maze-like warren of book shelves unspools. — Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California Week in Review: A mysterious $1.5 billion in Cal State’s reserves," 22 June 2019 Meals Included:Breakfast Accommodations:NH Firenze Day 4: Florence Begin the morning with a walking tour of Florence’s historic center, an enchanting warren of stone lanes bursting with treasures. — National Geographic, "Italy Family Journey: Venice to Rome," 12 June 2019 The route threads through what has been a notorious warren of homeless camps along the Chester Creek greenbelt. — Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage is doing more than ever to clear homeless camps, but many residents think the problem has never been worse. What’s really going on?," 21 June 2019 Commuters from both stations stream toward each other through a warren-like complex of passageways and staircases. — Paul Berger, WSJ, "New York’s MTA Plans Retail Revamp of Highly Trafficked Subway Stations," 16 June 2019 Çatalhöyük is prized not only for revealing how people lived in its warren of neat, tidy, plastered houses, but also for its longevity, as the eastern mound was inhabited for as many as 1,500 years. — National Geographic, "This Stone Age settlement took humanity's first steps toward city life," 26 Mar. 2019 At the Mesa Juvenile Court, Lindsey Shine is a fixture in the tiled hallways that lead to a warren of courtrooms. — Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic, "The system took these parents' kids away. Now they're helping other parents get theirs back," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'warren.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for warren
warren
noun
English Language Learners Definition of warren
: a series of underground tunnels where rabbits live
: a building or place with many connected rooms, passages, etc., where you can get lost very easily
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