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Definitions of "Maroons"



1. Maroons


Definition

Free hill dwellers whose forebears had either never known slavery or had successfully fled to the hills where they lived in free, self-governing communities


Example Sentences

Patois: Nanny a di maroons a one a di national heroes fi Jamaica
English: Nanny of the maroons is one of the national heroes for Jamaica


Related Words

Hot Steppa , Baby madda , Badman , Bait ,




posted by anonymous on March 10, 2015