marroon

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marroon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maroon \Ma*roon"\, n. [Written also marroon.] [F. marron,
     abbrev. fr. Sp. cimarron wild, unruly, from cima the summit
     of a mountain; hence, negro cimarron a runaway negro that
     lives in the mountains.]
     In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free
     negro, living in the mountains.
     [1913 Webster]

  Marroon \Mar*roon"\, n. & a.
     Same as 1st Maroon.
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