Maroons
Scope note:
Fugitive negro slaves of the Caribbean and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries: also descendants of such slaves.
Narrower Terms:
Aluku
Djuka
Kwinti
Matawai
Paramaka
Saramaka
Surinamese-Chinese
Surinamese-Dutch
Surinamese-Javanese
Related Terms:
Caribbean
Guiana
Translation:
Maroons /Orang Maroon /Maronais /Marrones
Descriptor group:
14.03.03.05 American