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Added 10 October 2026

warren

/ˈwɒɹən/ noun

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A system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.
A structure where rabbits are kept as pets or for food, etc; the rabbits living in such a structure.
A mazelike place of passages and/or rooms in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.

Origin

From Middle English warenne, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French warenne (compare Old French guarenne, garenne (“game-park”)), probably ultimately from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“ward off, defend against”); compare also Old French warir, guarir, a borrowing from this Germanic root. Alternatively from Gaulish *warrennā (“enclosed area”), from *warros (“stick, post”), Proto-Celtic *warrā (“post, prop”).

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