• French: nègre marron , nègresse marron , nègre libre , nègresse libre
• Spanish: esclavo cimarrón

Adjective

1. Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

Verb

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

External links

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

Etymology 2

French marron, “chestnut; brown”.

Noun

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

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Translations

Adjective

1. Of a maroon color

Translations

See also

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

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

Maroon, marooning, or marooned may refer to:

• Maroon (color), a mixture composed of brown and red
• Maroon (people), runaway slaves in the West Indies, Central America, South America, or North America
• Marooning, the act of leaving someone on a deserted island
• Maroon (rocket), a loud rocket used for signaling
• "Marooned" (Red Dwarf episode)
• Marooned (novel), a novel by Martin Caidin
  • Marooned (film), a 1969 film starring Gregory Peck and Richard Crenna, based upon the novel

In music:

• Maroon (album), an album by Barenaked Ladies
• Maroon (Muslimgauze album), an album by Muslimgauze
• Maroon (band), a German band
• Maroons (hip hop group) or Lateef & Chief Xcel
• "Marooned" (song), a song by Pink Floyd
• Maroon, an album by The Webb Brothers

In sports:

• Queensland Maroons, officially called "Queensland State of Origin Team"
• Montreal Maroons, a professional ice hockey team from 1924 to 1938
• Toledo Maroons, an NFL team from 1922 to 1923
• Kenosha Maroons, an NFL team in 1924
• Pottsville Maroons, an NFL team from 1925 to 1928
• UP Fighting Maroons, the athletic teams of the University of the Philippines
• Chicago Maroons, the athletic teams of the University of Chicago
• Roanoke College Maroons, the athletic teams of Roanoke College
• Moline High School Maroons, the athletic teams of Moline High School

In other uses:

• Maroon Beret, the symbol for elite airborne forces
• Chicago Maroon, an independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago
• Russell Shoatz, a former Black Liberation Army member, nicknamed "Maroon"

See also

• Maroon 5, a United States pop band

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