Australian English Meaning of maroon

Maroon

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Definitions and Meaning of maroon in English

Wordnet

maroon (n)

a person who is stranded (as on an island)

a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

an exploding firework used as a warning signal

Wordnet

maroon (v)

leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

leave stranded on a desert island without resources

Wordnet

maroon (s)

of dark brownish to purplish red

Webster

maroon (n.)

In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.

A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.

An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.

Webster

maroon (v. t.)

To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.

Webster

maroon (a.)

Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.

FAQs About the word maroon

Maroon

a person who is stranded (as on an island), a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color, an exploding firework used as a warning signal, leave stranded or is

Desert,leave,Strand,abandon,Ditch,dump,fling,forsake,quit,scrap

have,hold,keep,own,possess,reclaim,reserve,retain,withhold,harbour

maronites => Maronites, maronite => Maronite, marone => maroon, marocain => Moroccan, maroc => Morocco,