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Rob·in·son Cru·soe | \ ˈrä-bə(n)-sən-ˈkrü-(ˌ)sō 
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\Definition of Robinson Crusoe
: a shipwrecked sailor in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe who lives for many years on a desert island
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The first known use of Robinson Crusoe was in 1719
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