/wawr"euhn, wor"-/ , n.
1. Earl , 1891-1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1953-69.
2. Joseph , 1741-75, American physician, statesman, and patriot.
3. Mercy Otis , 1728-1814, U.S. historian and poet (sister of James Otis).
4. Robert Penn , born 1905, U.S. novelist and poet: named the first U.S. poet laureate (1986-87).
5. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 161,134.
6. a city in NE Ohio, NW of Youngstown. 56,629.
7. a city in NW Pennsylvania. 12,146.
8. a town in E Rhode Island. 10,640.
9. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning "protection."