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The definition of Geronimo was an Apache native American leader.

(noun)

An example of Geronimo is an Apache leader who fought against the United States and Mexico in the Apache Wars.

Geronimo is defined as a way to express excitement or happiness, usually when doing something adventurous.

(interjection)

An example of geronimo is what a sky diver would yell before jumping out of a plane.

See Geronimo in Webster's New World College Dictionary

1829?-1909; Apache Indian leader

Origin: Sp, Jerome, used as a nickname by the Mexicans

See Geronimo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Chiricahua Apache leader who resisted the U.S. government policy to consolidate his people on reservations by leading a series of raids against Mexican and American settlements in the Southwest (1876-1886).

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