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Warren
(redirected from rabbit warrens)

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War·ren  (wôrn, wr-)
1. A city of southeast Michigan, an industrial suburb of Detroit. Population: 135,000.
2. A city of northeast Ohio northwest of Youngstown. It is a manufacturing center. Population: 45,300.

Warren, Earl 1891-1974.
American jurist who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1953-1969).

Warren, Joseph 1741-1775.
American physician and patriot who instructed Paul Revere and William Dawes to make their ride to Lexington (April 18, 1775) and was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775).

Warren, Robert Penn 1905-1989.
American writer and critic primarily known for his poetry. His works include the novel All the King's Men (1946) and many poetry collections, such as Promises (1957). In 1985 he was appointed the first American poet laureate.

war·ren  (wôrn, wr-)
n.
1.
a. An area where rabbits live in burrows.
b. A colony of rabbits. See Synonyms at flock1.
2. An enclosure for small game animals.
3.
a. An overcrowded living area.
b. A mazelike place where one may easily become lost: a warren of narrow, dark alleys and side streets.

[Middle English warenne, from Old North French, enclosure; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]

warren
Noun
1. a series of interconnected underground tunnels in which rabbits live
2. an overcrowded building or area of a city with many narrow passages or streets: a mountainous concrete warren of apartments [Anglo-French warenne]

Warren a place for keeping game animals; a place in the river for keeping fish, 1377.
Examples: warren of conies, 1600; of fish, 1377; of flies, 1625; of hares, 1538; of huts, 1918; of partridge; of passages, 1919; of pheasants; of the poor, 1886; of rats, 1856; a rabbit warren, 1773.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Warren - United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
2.Warren - United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)
3.Warrenwarren - a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
burrow, tunnel - a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
4.warren - an overcrowded residential area
residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
5.Warrenwarren - a colony of rabbits                  
rabbit, cony, coney - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
animal group - a group of animals
Translations
warren [ˈwɔrən] n [of rabbits] → madriguera;
(fig) → laberinto

warren [ˈwɔrən] n [of rabbits] → terriers mpl, garenne f

warren [ˈwɔrən] n [of rabbits] → Bau m (fig) [of passages, streets] → Labyrinth nt

warren [ˈwɔrən] n [of rabbits] → tana

warren
n warren [ˈworən]
a place where many rabbits have their burrows. konynkamp وِجار الأرانِب развъдник území zamořené králíky kaninløbegang das Kaninchengehege κουνελότοπος madriguera, conejera küülikute koloonia لانه خرگوش kaniiniyhdyskunta terrier רֶשת מְחִילוֹת אַרנָבִים खरगोशों या खरहों के पालने का बाड़ा kunićnjak kotorék bukit kelinci kanínubyggð conigliera うさぎの群生地 토끼장 triušių landos trušu apdzīvota teritorija sarang arnab konijnenpark område med kaninhull kolonia królicza coelheira crescătorie de iepuri (de casă) садок для кроликов územie zamorené králikmi gojišče kuncev zečja jazbina kaninkoloni โพรงกระต่าย tavşanlık 養兔場 садок для кроликів خرگوشوں کے رہنے اور نسل کشی کرنے کی جگہ vùng đất có nhiều hang thỏ


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