Definition of maroon
(Entry 1 of 3)
: a dark red
maroon
verb
marooned; marooning; maroons
Definition of maroon (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate
2
: to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape
maroon
noun (2)
plural maroons
Definition of maroon (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: a person who is marooned
2
capitalized
: a Black person of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries who escaped slavery
also
: a descendant of such a person
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The first known use of maroon was in 1666
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