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How to pronounce “maroon”
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Pronunciation guide for maroon
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of maroon with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Balancing Maroon 5 with a Solo Career
Some of you may not know, but I'm also in the band Maroon 5.
- Definition summary
- An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce maroon
Balancing Maroon 5 with a Solo Career

Some of you may not know, but I'm also in the band Maroon 5.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “maroon”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
- A castaway; a person who has been marooned. [from 19th c.]
- [Adjective]
- Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
- [Verb]
- To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
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