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Karen

/ˈkɛrən/

/ˈkɛrɪn/

Other forms: Karens

Definitions of Karen
  1. noun
    the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
    synonyms: Karenic
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    type of:
    Tibeto-Burman, Tibeto-Burman language
    a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay Peninsula
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