maroon in Dutch
maroon in Dutch is boslandcreools, marron-, bordeauxrood — maroon means a dark brownish-red colour.
maroon in Dutch
boslandcreools
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
marron-
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
bordeauxrood
Of a maroon color
boslandcreool
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
bosneger
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
marron
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
boslandcreoolse
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
bosnegerin
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
uitgestotene
A castaway; a person who has been marooned. [from 19th c.]
verstotene
A castaway; a person who has been marooned. [from 19th c.]
achterlaten
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
verlaten
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
What does "maroon" mean?
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adj A dark brownish-red colour.
"She wore a maroon scarf that matched her school colours."
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verb To strand someone in a remote or isolated place, leaving them unable to get away.
"The sailors were marooned on a deserted island after the shipwreck."
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noun Historically, an enslaved person who escaped and formed independent communities, especially in the Caribbean and the Americas, or their descendants.
"Maroon communities in Jamaica successfully resisted colonial forces for generations."
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maroon in a sentence
- She wore a maroon scarf that matched her school colours.
- The sailors were marooned on a deserted island after the shipwreck.
- A flat tyre left them marooned on the motorway for hours.
- Maroon communities in Jamaica successfully resisted colonial forces for generations.
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What is "maroon" in Dutch?
"maroon" in Dutch is boslandcreools, marron-, bordeauxrood. maroon means: A dark brownish-red colour.
How do you use "maroon" in a sentence?
Example: "She wore a maroon scarf that matched her school colours." In Dutch, "maroon" is boslandcreools, marron-, bordeauxrood.
Are there other ways to say "maroon" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 12 translations listed for "maroon": boslandcreools, marron-, bordeauxrood, boslandcreool, bosneger, marron.
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