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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Warren \War"ren\, n. [Of. waresne warenne, garene, F. garenne
from OF warer, garer, to beware, to take care of Teutonic
origin; cf OHG. war?n (in comp.), OS war?n to take care to
observe, akin to E. wary. ????. See {Wary}.]
1. (Eng Law)
a A place privileged, by prescription or grant the king,
for keeping certain animals (as hares, conies,
partridges, pheasants, etc.) called beasts and fowls
of warren. --Burrill.
b A privilege which one has in his lands, by royal grant
or prescription, of hunting and taking wild beasts and
birds of warren, to the exclusion of any other person
not entering by his permission. --Spelman.
They wend both warren and in waste. --Piers
Plowman.
Note: The warren is the next franchise in degree to the park;
and a forest, which is the highest in dignity,
comprehends a chase, a park, and a free warren.
2. A piece of ground for the breeding of rabbits.
3. A place for keeping flash, in a river.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
warren
n 1: a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by
rabbits [syn: {rabbit warren}]
2: an overcrowded residential area [syn: {rabbit warren}]
3: a colony of rabbits
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Warren, AR (city, FIPS 73310)
Location: 33.61014 N, 92.06967 W
Population (1990): 6455 (2819 housing units)
Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71671
Warren, CT
Zip code(s): 06754
Warren, IL (village, FIPS 78851)
Location: 42.49473 N, 89.99018 W
Population (1990): 1550 (673 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61087
Warren, IN (town, FIPS 80108)
Location: 40.68667 N, 85.42337 W
Population (1990): 1185 (521 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46792
Warren, MA (CDP, FIPS 73055)
Location: 42.21522 N, 72.19067 W
Population (1990): 1516 (637 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Warren, ME
Zip code(s): 04864
Warren, MI (city, FIPS 84000)
Location: 42.49300 N, 83.02820 W
Population (1990): 144864 (56189 housing units)
Area: 88.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48089, 48091, 48092, 48093
Warren, MN (city, FIPS 68170)
Location: 48.19606 N, 96.76984 W
Population (1990): 1813 (830 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Warren, NH
Zip code(s): 03279
Warren, NJ
Zip code(s): 07059
Warren, OH (city, FIPS 80892)
Location: 41.23805 N, 80.81690 W
Population (1990): 50793 (21785 housing units)
Area: 41.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44481, 44483, 44484, 44485
Warren, OR
Zip code(s): 97053
Warren, PA (city, FIPS 81000)
Location: 41.84373 N, 79.14405 W
Population (1990): 11122 (5223 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Warren, RI
Zip code(s): 02885
Warren, TX
Zip code(s): 77664
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