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Karen

noun Ka·ren \kə-ˈren\
plural Karen or Karens

Definition of KAREN

1
:  a member of a group of peoples of eastern and southern Myanmar
2
a :  a group of languages spoken by the Karen peoples
b :  a language of this group
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First Known Use of KAREN

1833

Rhymes with KAREN

again, amen, Ardennes, Big Ben, bull pen, Cayenne, Chosen, domaine, doyen, doyenne, Estienne, fen-phen, game hen, hang ten, hapten, La Tène, light pen, marsh hen, moorhen, peahen, pigpen, Phnom Penh, playpen, RN, Sheyenne, somewhen, Touraine, Turenne

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