maroon

maroon, term for a fugitive slave in the 17th and 18th cent. in the West Indies and Guiana, or for a descendant of such slaves. They were called marron by the French and cimarrón by the Spanish. Formerly much used in the West Indies and South America, the term later came to be used with particular reference to certain blacks living in W Jamaica. The maroons fled when the British began their conquest of the island from the Spanish in 1655 and maintained a hostile independence until 1739, when a treaty granting them lands of their own and virtual independence was concluded.

Maroon, marooning, or marooned may refer to:

• Maroon (color), a mixture composed of brown and red
• Maroon (people), runaway slaves in the West Indies, Central America, South America, or North America
• Marooning, the act of leaving someone on a deserted island
• Maroon (rocket), a loud rocket used for signaling
• "Marooned" (Red Dwarf episode)
• Marooned (novel), a novel by Martin Caidin
• Marooned (film), a 1969 film starring Gregory Peck and Richard Crenna, based upon the novel

In music:

• Maroon (album), an album by Barenaked Ladies
• Maroon (Muslimgauze album), an album by Muslimgauze
• Maroon (band), a German band
• Maroons (hip hop group) or Lateef & Chief Xcel
• "Marooned" (song), a song by Pink Floyd
• Maroon, an album by The Webb Brothers

In sports:

• Queensland Maroons, officially called "Queensland State of Origin Team"
• Montreal Maroons, a professional ice hockey team from 1924 to 1938
• Toledo Maroons, an NFL team from 1922 to 1923
• Kenosha Maroons, an NFL team in 1924
• Pottsville Maroons, an NFL team from 1925 to 1928
• UP Fighting Maroons, the athletic teams of the University of the Philippines
• Chicago Maroons, the athletic teams of the University of Chicago
• Roanoke College Maroons, the athletic teams of Roanoke College
• Moline High School Maroons, the athletic teams of Moline High School

In other uses:

• Maroon Beret, the symbol for elite airborne forces
• Chicago Maroon, an independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago
• Russell Shoatz, a former Black Liberation Army member, nicknamed "Maroon"
• An alternative moniker for Howard Huge or other massive dogs.

See also

• Maroon 5, a United States pop band