warren
noun [C] /ˈwɒr.ən/
/ˈwɔːr-/ Definition
› (also rabbit warren) a series of connecting underground passages and holes in which rabbits liveAnimal dwellings - naturalAnimal Dwellings - man-made › mainly disapproving a very crowded and confusing building or part of a city in which it is easy to get lost: They live on a great concrete warren of a housing estate.Buildings in generalShops, markets and auctionsRestaurants and cafesAreas in towns and cities
(Definition of warren noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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