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Selkirk

sel·kirk

UK/ˈsɛlkɪɾk/ US/ˈsɛlkɪɹk/ uncommon

noun

1.

Sottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe''s novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)

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From Old English sǣl (“hall”) + cirice (“church”).

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