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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Many offices in the C.I.A. are warrens of cubicles or have clusters of desks for assistants.
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Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The warren of porta-johns at Camp Soberoo’s Plaza 7 is a claustrophobically narrow little grotto of about a dozen loos that within an hour of my being here Dylan and I decide to rechristen the Château de Bonnapoo.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The militants gathered about 80 captives in an empty shelter, the walls of tarp and palm leaf thin enough for their screams to echo through the warren of tents.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
It's based on a French series, Le Bureau, possibly one of the best TV series of all time, but with differences in tone: Le Bureau's headquarters was a crowded warren of conference rooms and offices, which kept you tightly focused on the spies' intricate moves.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The warren of porta-johns at Camp Soberoo’s Plaza 7 is a claustrophobically narrow little grotto of about a dozen loos that within an hour of my being here Dylan and I decide to rechristen the Château de Bonnapoo.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The militants gathered about 80 captives in an empty shelter, the walls of tarp and palm leaf thin enough for their screams to echo through the warren of tents.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
It's based on a French series, Le Bureau, possibly one of the best TV series of all time, but with differences in tone: Le Bureau's headquarters was a crowded warren of conference rooms and offices, which kept you tightly focused on the spies' intricate moves.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Warren.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warren. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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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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