cimarron
/sˈɪmɚˌɑn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Maroon (an African who escaped slavery in the Americas, or a descendant thereof), especially a member of the Cimarron people of Panama.
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An unincorporated community in Kings County, California, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
name
A city, the county seat of Gray County, Kansas, United States.
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A village in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States.
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A river that flows from northeastern New Mexico, into the Arkansas River in northeastern Oklahoma.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Cimarron (“maroon”).
Example Sentences
- "When he retired from piracy, Uncle Patrice settled down with a woman of mixed Taino and Cimarron ancestry to the less adventurous activity of tobacco ..."
- "We do know that the Spanish were forced to broker peace with the three main palenques of Cimarrons in Panama several years later."
- "Davenant's dramatic entertainment The History of Sir Francis Drake rewrites the episode of Drake's alliance with the Cimarrons in order to provide a ..."
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:cimarron."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cimarrón