Maroon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is stranded (as on an island)

a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɚɹˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/məɹˈuːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məɹˈuːn/

2 syllables Say it as /mɚɹˈuːn/.

Examples

when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
the travellers were marooned
The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brownish-red strand

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is stranded (as on an island) “when the tide came in I was a maroon out there”
noun	a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
noun	an exploding firework used as a warning signal
verb	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue “the travellers were marooned”
verb	leave stranded on a desert island without resources “The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island”
adjective	of dark brownish to purplish red

Word Forms

maroon	verb	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
maroon	noun	a person who is stranded (as on an island)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kastanienbraun

eine Person, die gestrandet ist (wie auf einer Insel)

🇫🇷French

bordeaux

une personne bloquée (comme sur une île)

🇪🇸Spanish

granate

una persona que está varada (como en una isla)

🇮🇹Italian

marrone

una persona incagliata (come su un'isola)

🇳🇱Dutch

kastanjebruin

iemand die gestrand is (zoals op een eiland)

🇵🇹Portuguese

marrom

uma pessoa que está presa (como em uma ilha)

🇷🇺Russian

темно-бордовый

человек, оказавшийся в затруднительном положении (как на острове)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाल रंग

एक व्यक्ति जो फंसा हुआ है (जैसे किसी द्वीप पर)

🇧🇩Bengali

মেরুন

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি আটকা পড়েছেন (একটি দ্বীপের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

மெரூன்

சிக்கித் தவிக்கும் ஒரு நபர் (ஒரு தீவில் இருப்பது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరూన్

ఒంటరిగా ఉన్న వ్యక్తి (ఒక ద్వీపంలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

लाल रंग

अडकलेली व्यक्ती (बेटावर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂખરો

એક વ્યક્તિ જે ફસાયેલી છે (જેમ કે ટાપુ પર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರೂನ್

ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ದ್ವೀಪದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെറൂൺ

ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ട ഒരു വ്യക്തി (ഒരു ദ്വീപിലെന്നപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰੂਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਫਸਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਟਾਪੂ ਉੱਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مرون

ایک شخص جو پھنسا ہوا ہے (جیسا کہ جزیرے پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

栗色

被困的人（如在岛上）

🇯🇵Japanese

栗色

（島にいるように）立ち往生している人

🇰🇷Korean

적갈색

(섬에 있는 것처럼) 좌초된 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu hạt dẻ

một người bị mắc kẹt (như trên một hòn đảo)

🇹🇭Thai

สีน้ำตาลแดง

คนที่ติดอยู่ (เหมือนอยู่บนเกาะ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

merah tua

seseorang yang terdampar (seperti di sebuah pulau)

🇲🇾Malay

merah marun

seseorang yang terkandas (seperti di pulau)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كستنائي

الشخص الذي تقطعت به السبل (كما هو الحال في الجزيرة)

🇮🇷Persian

مارون

شخصی که سرگردان است (مانند یک جزیره)

🇹🇷Turkish

kestane rengi

mahsur kalan kişi (bir adada olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּם עֲרמוֹנִי

אדם תקוע (כמו באי)

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The primary meaning of 'maroon' is 'a person who is stranded (as on an island)'.

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Using 'maroon' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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