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Sel⋅kirk

[sel-kurk]
–noun
1. Alexander (originally Alexander Selcraig), 1676–1721, Scottish sailor marooned on a Pacific island: supposed prototype of Robinson Crusoe.
2. Also called Sel⋅kirk⋅shire [sel-kurk-sheer, -sher] . a historic county in SE Scotland.
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Sel·kirk   (sěl'kûrk')   
Scottish sailor who was marooned (1704-1709) on an island off Chile and is thought to have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (published 1719).
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