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geronimo

/d͡ʒəˈɹɑnɪmoʊ/

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What does geronimo mean?

interjection

  1. A cry before jumping out of or into something.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of geronimo.

proper noun

  1. A prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe (1829–1909).
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Jerome.

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IPA pronunciation

/d͡ʒəˈɹɑnɪmoʊ/

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After a long, stern chase Geronimo surrendered himself and followers to General Miles, who brought them back to Arizona.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756