WARREN


Meaning of WARREN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯr-ən, ˈwär- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English wareine, from Anglo-French warenne, garenne

Date: 14th century

1. chiefly British

a. : a place legally authorized for keeping small game (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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.