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
2
a(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
3
a
: a crowded tenement or district
b
: a maze of passageways or small rooms
Examples of warren in a Sentence
a warren of narrow hallways
got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets
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Photo: Rob Youngson/FX Jean McConville was a widowed mother of ten living in the high-rise warren of Divis Flats, a massive public housing complex in West Belfast.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The tension begins with a seemingly innocuous scene of Hal walking through a warren of cubicles at the CIA headquarters, on his way for an official U.S. government call to explain the VP’s role in the bombing.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
The film, directed by Mike Judge, was set in a fictional software company called Initech; many scenes played out under fluorescent lights in a featureless warren of cubicles.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
At this stage, with hostage and cease-fire negotiations stalled and Hamas' leader unreachable in Gaza's warren of tunnels, Rachel likened civilians on both sides to pawns in chess.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The tension begins with a seemingly innocuous scene of Hal walking through a warren of cubicles at the CIA headquarters, on his way for an official U.S. government call to explain the VP’s role in the bombing.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
The film, directed by Mike Judge, was set in a fictional software company called Initech; many scenes played out under fluorescent lights in a featureless warren of cubicles.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
At this stage, with hostage and cease-fire negotiations stalled and Hamas' leader unreachable in Gaza's warren of tunnels, Rachel likened civilians on both sides to pawns in chess.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warren. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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warren
noun
war·ren
ˈwȯr-ən 
ˈwär-
: a place where rabbits breed
Geographical Definition
Warren
geographical name
War·ren
ˈwȯr-ən
ˈwär-
1
city in southeastern Michigan north of Detroit population 134,056
2
city in northeastern Ohio northwest of Youngstown population 41,557
Biographical Definition
Warren 1 of 5
biographical name (1)
War·ren
ˈwȯr-ən
ˈwär-
Earl 1891–1974 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1953–69)
Warren
2 of 5biographical name (2)
Gou*ver*neur
ˌgə-vər-ˈnir
ˌgə-və-
Kemble 1830–1882 American general
Warren
3 of 5biographical name (3)
Joseph 1741–1775 American physician and general in Revolution
Warren
4 of 5biographical name (4)
J. Robin 1937–2024 Australian pathologist
Warren
5 of 5biographical name (5)
Robert Penn 1905–1989 American author and educator; poet laureate (1986–87)
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