Robinson Crusoe

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kro̅o̅′sō)


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Rob′inson Cru′soe  (kro̅o̅′sō),USA pronunciation 
  1. Literature(in a novel by Defoe) a mariner of York who is shipwrecked and lives adventurously for years on a small island.
  2. (italics) the novel itself (1719).

'Robinson Crusoe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
man Friday - Crusoe - Juan Fernández - maroon - Selkirk

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