warren
noun/ˈwɒrən/
/ˈwɔːrən/
(also rabbit warren)
- a system of holes and underground tunnels where wild rabbits live
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- (disapproving) a building or part of a city with many narrow passages or streets
- The offices were a warren of small rooms and passages.
Word Originlate Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French variant of Old French garenne ‘game park’, of Gaulish origin.
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