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A Maroon (from the word marronage or American/Spanish cimarrón: "fugitive, runaway", lit. "living on mountaintops"; from http://www.answers.com/topic/spanish-language cima: "top, summit") was a runaway http://www.answers.com/topic/slavery in the http://www.answers.com/topic/caribbean-1, http://www.answers.com/topic/central-america, http://www.answers.com/topic/south-america, or http://www.answers.com/topic/north-america. Maroon populations are found in http://www.answers.com/topic/Jamaica, http://www.answers.com/topic/amazon-river Basin to the American states of http://www.answers.com/topic/Florida and http://www.answers.com/topic/north-carolina.

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