Associations to the word «Selkirk»

Wiktionary

SELKIRK, proper noun. A town in the Scottish Borders region.
SELKIRK, proper noun. A city in Manitoba, Canada
SELKIRK REX, noun. A domestic cat breed.

Dictionary definition

SELKIRK, noun. 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).

Wise words

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