maroon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.4 Derived terms 1.2.5 External links 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Adjective 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

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IPA	SAMPA
/məˈruːn/	/m@"ru:n/
/məˈrəʊn/	/m@"r@Un/

• Hyphenation: ma‧roon
• Rhymes: -uːn
• Rhymes: -əʊn

[edit] Etymology 1

Derived from the American-Spanish cimarrón, meaning “fugitive,” “wild”, “untamed”.

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maroon (plural maroons)

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.

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maroon (not comparable)

1. Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

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to maroon (third-person singular simple present maroons, present participle marooning, simple past and past participle marooned)

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

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• marooner

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• A good short account of the "Bush Negroes" in Suriname

[edit] Etymology 2

French marron, “chestnut; brown”.

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maroon (plural maroons)

1. (colour) A dark red, somewhat brownish, colour.

   maroon colour:

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maroon (comparative more maroon, superlative most maroon)

1. (color/colour) Of a maroon color

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• Appendix:Colours

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Unknown

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maroon (plural maroons)

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: amnoor
• romano