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noun

Say it like: Mar-oon-s

The correct spelling is maroons. An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
  2. 2.A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
  3. 3.A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
  4. 4.A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
  5. 5.An idiot; a fool.

verb

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

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