MAROON

Maroon

Maroons were African refugees that escaped slavery in the West Indies, Central America, South America, and North America, who formed independent settlements. The term can also be applied to their descendants, and the same designation has also become a derivation for the verb "to maroon".

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maroon

Noun

  1. An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
  2. A castaway; a person who has been marooned.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat.

Noun (etymology 4)

  1. An idiot; a fool.

Verb

  1. To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.

Adjective

  1. Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

Adjective (etymology 2)

  1. Of a maroon color


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