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SELCRAIG
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• SELCRAIG (noun)
The noun SELCRAIG has 1 sense:
1. Scottish 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)
Familiarity information: SELCRAIG used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish 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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alexander Selcraig; Alexander Selkirk; Selcraig; Selkirk
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