"rabbit warren" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rabbit warrens [plural]
Etymology: rabbit + warren (“nest or burrow”) Etymology templates: {{com|en|rabbit|warren|t2=nest or burrow}} rabbit + warren (“nest or burrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rabbit warren (plural rabbit warrens)
  1. An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits. Synonyms: rabbit hole[Appendix:Glossary#broad|broadly]] synonymous> Translations (An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits): lloriguera [feminine] (Catalan), conillera [feminine] (Catalan), konijnenpijpen [plural] (Dutch), konijnengangen [plural] (Dutch), garenne [feminine] (French), Gänge des Kaninchenbaus [plural] (German), cwningar [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-rabbit_warren-en-noun-lI1AqERN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits': 98 2
  2. A confusingly labyrinthine environment. Translations (A confusingly labyrinthine environment): doolhof [neuter] (Dutch), labyrinthe [masculine] (French), Labyrinth [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-rabbit_warren-en-noun-lT7HbCKx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'A confusingly labyrinthine environment': 2 98

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