
maroon



ma‧roon /məˈruːn/ noun [uncountable]
maroon verb [transitive usually passive]
(گیاه شناسی). شاه بلوط اروپایی، رنگ خرمایی مایل بقرمز، درجزیره دورافتاده یاجاهای مشابهی رها شدن یا گیر افتادن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsmaroon[verb]Synonyms: abandon, desert, leave, leave high and dry
(informal), strand
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. ma‧roon1 /məˈruːn/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: marron 'chestnut']
a dark brownish red colour
—maroon adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. maroon2 verb [transitive usually passive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: maroon 'runaway black slave' (17-19 centuries), from American Spanish cimarrón, from cimarrón 'wild']
to be left in a place where there are no other people and where you cannot escape ⇒
stranded:
The car broke down and left us marooned in the middle of nowhere. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲